Earthbag Building Philippines

Simple, low cost, hurricane resistant earthbag house in the Philippines
Simple, low cost, hurricane resistant earthbag house in the Philippines

“I have been interested in building techniques for a few years, with dreams of one day building a small castle. A conversation with Louis, a Dutch friend, introduced me to earthbag building techniques. Essentially, this involves filling rice bags with soil, tamping them down and using the blocks to build a structure. It is a cheap and effective way of building using local labour and materials.

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Earthbag Meeting Center in Madurai, India is Complete

Earthbag Meeting Center in Madurai, India is now complete
Earthbag Meeting Center in Madurai, India is now complete

“Good Earth Nepal sponsored and constructed an Earthbag Meeting Center/Canteen at Anna University Campus in Madurai, India, which is now complete. This project serves as a sustainable building model for the future generation of engineers who study on campus.

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Casa de Lodo Earthbag Dome in Hawaii

Casa de Lodo from Jay Eisenberg on Vimeo.

“Casa de Lodo is Spanish for “Mud House”. While working full time jobs the past year and a half we built this Dome. The building technique used is called “SuperAdobe”, it’s a form of earthbag architecture.

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Earthbag Construction Opportunity in Jamaica

Hello, My husband and I are the managing directors for Delta Wellness Spa Ltd in Portland Jamaica. We just finished the initial testing and renovation phases and are now ready to start the planning phases of a Wellness Center and Spa located on Somerset Falls.

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