Kateryna Zemskova of Good Earth Nepal.org sent me this news update about earthbag training in Nepal.
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Give Young Nepalis the Chance to Take Back Their Own Country
“Stand on a Kathmandu street corner and meet the smartest, most talented young men and women you’ll ever run into, all determined to get their country back on its feet after a catastrophic earthquake. Hike into the mountains and meet their parents, living in tin shacks and waiting for government aid that may never come.
School in Phulping, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal Retrofitted with Earthbags
The first of its kind earthbag school in Nepal has steel posts embedded inside an earthbag wall. The steel framed school was retrofitted with 3-meter long heavy duty polypropylene earthbag tubes filled with soil.
Strawmark Strawbale Homes Survive Another Major Earthquake in NZ
Email to Strawmark Homes:
Hello. Did your strawbale homes survive the recent earthquakes in New Zealand okay? We’ve profiled your homes in two past articles on our Natural Building Blog. Thanks, Owen
Mulkharka School Earthbag Rebuilding Project – Nepal
MULKHARKA SCHOOL EARTHBAG REBUILDING PROJECT from YuCha on Vimeo.
“This short film by YuCha shows the post-earthquake reconstruction of the school of Mulkharka, a small village in the district of Sindhupalchok, Nepal, using the earthbag technique. YuCha works in partnership with First Steps Himalaya for the rebuilding project.
Welcome to my [Earthquake Resistant] Mud Home
“A virtual tour of my mud home in Turkey. What’s it like to live inside a small earthbag house? And would I do it again?”