Living Small
This video does a good job of explaining the benefits of living in small spaces. Lots more related info is at Tiny House Design.
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Our Roundhouse in Fall
It’s fun watching the roundhouse through the seasons. No matter what time of year, it always looks great. Our earthbag dome has been more popular on the Internet, but locally the roundhouse is far more popular. Everyone loves it. Note the earthbag bench under the tree. This is the third one we’ve built, not counting … Read more
Green Desert Eco-farm Llama Barn
A group near Canon City, Colorado is building an earthbag llama barn. Here’s the comment that they posted the other day. “Thanks Owen for posting the article. Our build went really well, just as easy as you make it seem with all the blogs and websites and instructables. The one thing that consistently amazed me … Read more
60 House Plans Upgraded to Computer Renderings
My goal last year was to upgrade 40 of my most popular plans. This has now been completed, along with 20 additional designs. So there are now 60 finished plans available, including this new Roundhouse with Yurt. In this design, the roundhouse provides low cost space and a stable base for the yurt. The elevated … Read more
What’s the Best Use for the World’s Remaining Forests?
Our forests are under increasing pressure to supply materials for a growing population. What would you rather have – healthy forests or poorly built, oversized, inefficient, wasteful housing? Time is running out for our remaining forests and so we need to look more closely at options that use less wood, and then, as a society … Read more
Pacific Packaging Earthbag Specifications
The following information has been provided by Pacific Packaging in Tangent, Oregon. They are the first bag supplier to actively promote earthbag building on their website. We have no financial interest in their company and do not accept advertising since this is a non-commercial site. The information is being provided here to show what to … Read more