“No more climbing the ladder every night up to his loft. Garen is all moved in and snug as a bug in his new room. Here are some new and improved ideas including an in-floor rocket mass heater (a new twist on a radiant heat floor), a construction paper floor, and a new twist on the pallet ceiling.”
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Best Earthbag Feed Tube?
AUWA Earth in Australia seems to have the best or at least one of the best feed tube designs that I’ve seen.
The Tiny Earth House Domes of Solscape
“This week we take a tour of the tiny earth houses of Solscape. These beautiful natural buildings are each less than 10 square meters (108 sq.ft.), and sit overlooking the ocean, amongst the beautiful hills of Raglan, New Zealand.
Nepal Earthbag School Update
“Hi there,
I am thrilled to say that we have raised an incredible $44,339 for our earth bag build project in Nepal. This means that we can start the project in Feb in Nepal. We are confident that we can raise $60,000 for the project in total. It is wonderful to think that 18 months ago, this was just an idea and now it is really happening.
Earthbag History in the Making in Coron, Philippines
I recently visited an incredible earthbag project in the Philippines. The earthbag houses are in Barangay Lajala, a coastal barangay near Coron that was devastated by super Typhoon Yolanda last year. About 90 percent of the houses in Barangay Lajala were completely destroyed while the other 10 percent were partly damaged. This is the largest earthbag project of its kind and so I will be posting numerous stories to document as many details as possible. They use a different earthbag method than anyone else. See below for details.