“Well, the updates continue to be slow to come and sparse on detail but that’s because we are still working away. I had hoped we’d be in by now, with only floors and ceiling to complete before we could start moving stuff over. Who knew floors and ceiling would be so challenging in round(ish) rooms? We were going to go with a natural feel to the floors, a lime finish, but changed our minds at last minute. Partly for the convenience of cleaning and in part for the extra buffer from the cold we decided on a dark laminate flooring (I know, I know- not very ‘natural’ but gorgeous) and it turns out I suck at cutting laminate floor boards, much as I love the power tools.
earthbag home
YWAM Orlando’s Justice Department Earthbag Home
“YWAM (Youth With a Mission) Orlando’s Justice Department embarks on its first sustainable housing project – an Earthbag Home. Using resources that can be found almost anywhere, they are building a prototype on the campus. The hope is that, having learned to build this kind of house here, future teams can be trained in simple construction, then sent on outreach to take what they’ve learned to people who need it!”
Timelapse $329 Underground Earthbag House in Ecuador
“A small underground earthbag house built at the Rhiannon Community in Ecuador.
Start Some Good
Start Some Good is trying to raise money for an affordable earthbag project in Hungary. This fundraising campaign has ended unsuccessfully, but I’m including it here to show how people all over the world are seeking ways to build affordably and sustainably. The current system is broken, in my opinion. What can we do to … Read more
Earthbag Dome Destroyed by Bulldozer Part 1
You can watch the rest of the destruction at Simon Welsh Poetry
Our Green Home
“The process of building our green home – A Photo Journal.
This is a big post with very few words except for the captions. The idea is to have a sticky post at the top of the page for any visitors to the blog to get a snapshot view of the progress of the house from since the start in 2009. We will keep updating the progress as we near completion of our home.