Earthbag Building Philippines

Simple, low cost, hurricane resistant earthbag house in the Philippines
Simple, low cost, hurricane resistant earthbag house in the Philippines

“I have been interested in building techniques for a few years, with dreams of one day building a small castle. A conversation with Louis, a Dutch friend, introduced me to earthbag building techniques. Essentially, this involves filling rice bags with soil, tamping them down and using the blocks to build a structure. It is a cheap and effective way of building using local labour and materials.

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