How to build an earth bag house in rural Nepal at Her Farm
Posted by Scott MacLennan on Tuesday, 14 May 2013
“This is how we built an earthbag house in a village in Nepal. It’s cheap and easy to do.
earthquake proof
Another Earthbag Structure Survives Nepal Quake
“Hello All,
Our earthbag shelter in Badhikhel (image attached) held up beautifully during the earthquake. The government and aid agencies should consider this building technique in places where manpower / volunteers can be found.”
Rebuild Nepal Networking Sites
There are two new websites to facilitate networking among earthbag builders in Nepal. Both are new and just getting started. More content will be added shortly. The main purpose of these sites is to make it easy for groups to communicate with each other, as well as post announcements and news.
First Steps Himalaya Facebook page: Earthbag Rebuild Nepal
This group has been created by First Steps Himalaya as a forum for anyone wanting information about earthbag building and how this could be applied in the post earthquake situation in Nepal.
Earthbag Building in Nepal Meetup
With the help of Vava, one of our readers, we’ve created a Meetup group where people can network with each other and discuss building with earthbags in Nepal.
Building Earthquake Proof Bamboo Homes – Indonesia
This video was made after the Earthquakes hit and destroyed many house in Indonesia. They called in a expert to build housing made of Bamboo for shelter.
Weaving Barbed Wire Corners
Guest post by Patti Stouter about another low tech way to reinforce corners in earthquake zones. More methods are explained at EarthbagStructures.com:
“Corners are one of the most vulnerable parts of buildings in earthquakes. Straight wall earthbag construction has not yet been tested on a shake table or in a severe quake. It may absorb vibrations, but we don’t know for sure yet. Builders need to exercise all caution and build well to save lives.
Barbed Wire Details in Seismic Areas
An engineer of note gave us some suggestions on how to improve earthbag corners in seismic areas. The engineer is concerned the barbed wire could shift in a quake. He felt that wire mesh anchors (4- 5 with 1″ long teeth, bent so it stands up nicely) would better secure barbed wire at corners. He … Read more