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Earthbag Tiny House/Survival Shelter

Natural Building Blog Posted on April 11, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“Kelly Hart has built all kinds of alternative housing including earthbag. This little shelter was built to test the temperature fluctuations in the New Mexico desert and to see if with such a small structure the usual strands of barbed … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building, Emergency Shelter | Tagged desert shelter, DIY, earthbag dome, earthbag shelter, earthbag survival shelter, low cost, natural building, survival shelter | 8 Replies

Building Earthbag Tornado Shelters for Profit

Natural Building Blog Posted on March 29, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

In a previous blog post about Earthbag Tornado Shelters I suggested building them for profit. Four years later the same advice is still valid. The marketing process should be even easier now since earthbag buildings are much more common. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Shelter | Tagged disaster shelter, DIY, earthbag, earthbag construction, earthbag shelter, earthquake resistant, hurricane shelter, low cost, tornado shelter | Leave a reply

IDV: Developing Permanent Shelter Solutions for Nepal

Natural Building Blog Posted on October 19, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“The Nepal earthquakes destroyed almost 605,000 homes, and damaged 288,856 more. While there is an urgent, ongoing need to provide immediate shelter in Nepal this solution is still a temporary one.

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Posted in Earthbag Building, Emergency Shelter | Tagged affordable, disaster response, earthbag, earthbag house, earthbag shelter, earthquake, earthquake resistant, low cost, natural building, Nepal | 2 Replies

Low Cost Village Housing for Nepal

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 14, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

The greatest need for housing in Nepal is in poor rural villages. Not only can they not afford cement and steel, it’s not practical to carry these heavy materials 1-2 days over mountain passes. We need to identify the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building, Emergency Shelter | Tagged affordable housing, disaster resistant, earthbag house, earthbag shelter, earthquake resistant, low cost housing, natural building, Nepal, reinforced earthbag, rural housing | Leave a reply

Earthbag Shelter Nepal

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 9, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

I came across this project proposal for Nepal. Very little information is available, although it looks very interesting. I encourage the designer to build a prototype and report the results. “Earthbag shelter Nepal: Sharing platform for ideas and plans relating … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged earthbag, earthbag shelter, earthquake resistant, eco friendly, Emergency Shelter, low cost, natural building, seismic resistant, sustainable | 8 Replies

How We Built A Low Cost Tornado Shelter

Natural Building Blog Posted on June 29, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Yea, another earthbag book. Kelly and I just published our new books (see links on right side of page if you missed them). There’s this new book on building earthbag tornado shelters. Plus there’s another earthbag book coming out any … Continue reading →

Posted in Emergency Shelter | Tagged disaster shelter, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag shelter, hurricane shelter, natural building, storm shelter, tornado shelter | Leave a reply

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