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The Sheer Lunacy of the Housing Situation

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 25, 2012 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Nick, one of our readers left the following comments. “I think the sheer lunacy of the housing situation, what you pay versus what you get, will insure that alternative means of construction will prevail in the end. Even if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Codes, Design, Economics, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag house, earthbag vault, sand bag, vault | 10 Replies

Structural Integrity of Insulated Earthbag Vaults

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 19, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

This blog post provides additional information about the insulated earthbag vaults that I’ve been discussing the last few weeks. (Use the search engine in the upper right corner and enter “insulated earthbag vaults” to read prior posts.) As explained from … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Design, Economics, Introduction, Structural aspects, Vaults | Tagged earth vault, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag vault, earthen vault, ferrocement, ferrocement vault, insulated earthbag vault, insulated vault, sand bag, vault | 1 Reply

More Insulated Earthbag Vault Designs

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 13, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

This is a fourth installment on earthbag vaults. Previous posts have already covered most of the details. This blog post presents two more options – living roof and thatch roof. The thatched roof is the simplest and fastest. The living … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Design, Economics, Insulation, Introduction, Landscaping, Roofs, Structural aspects, Vaults | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag vault, living roof, sand bag, thatch, vault | 6 Replies

Mindfulness Project Insulated Solar Vaults

Natural Building Blog Posted on August 1, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

This blog post is a continuation of Insulated Earthbag Vaults and Insulated Earthbag Vaults for Rainy Climates. The Mindfulness Project in Thailand envisions using this design as a part of each housing cluster in their sustainable community. The vaults will … Continue reading →

Posted in Arches, Building Styles, Community, Design, Economics, Insulation, Introduction, Roofs, Vaults | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag vault, insulated vault, mechanical room, Mindfulness Project, sand bag, shop, vault | 4 Replies

Insulated Earthbag Vaults for Rainy Climates

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 13, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

This is part 2 about building lightweight, insulated vaults with earthbags. Lower courses are gravel-filled bags to prevent water wicking up in the wall. Above that are standard earthbags filled with subsoil. These bags could be stabilized with lime or … Continue reading →

Posted in Arches, Building Styles, Design, Economics, Filling Bags, Insulation, Introduction, Structural aspects, Vaults | Tagged affordable, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag vault, green vault, low cost, sand bag, sustainable, vault, vault design | 8 Replies

Insulated Earthbag Vaults

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 12, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

We get quite a few enquires about vaults. So far we’ve always cautioned against building earthbag vaults except for small entranceways, corridors between domes and the like, because they are inherently unstable if you just stack earthbags into a vault … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Styles, Climate, Design, Economics, Emergency Shelter, Forms, Insulation, Introduction, Structural aspects, Vaults | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag vault, insulated vault, sand bag, vault | 16 Replies

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