Nothing beats the beauty of old growth lumber. “You’ll never find material today that has that characteristic. I don’t care how hard you look, unless you go to South America. And who wants to go to South America and destroy the rainforest when we’ve got material in this country that’s being thrown away.”
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Miscellaneous Earthbag Projects
I come across loads of earthbag projects that lack sufficient detail to be profiled individually. Here, we’ll combine some of these projects and see what others are doing.
Eatmore Sprouts Earthbag Greenhouse
“In the spring of 2011, the construction of our new greenhouse began. This is not just a regular greenhouse. In an effort to maximise thermal mass, it is being built with environmental sustainability in mind by using earth.
Timelapse $329 Underground Earthbag House in Ecuador
“A small underground earthbag house built at the Rhiannon Community in Ecuador.
Pallet Planters
This blog post shows several ways of building planters with free wood shipping pallets. Be sure to use pallets stamped as non-toxic. This stamp denotes that the pallets have not been treated with pesticides. Our Natural Building Blog now has about a dozen pages of free information on almost every aspect of pallet building (floors, paneling, walls, furniture, etc.). Use the search engine on the right side of the page using ‘pallet’ as the search phrase.
Start Some Good
Start Some Good is trying to raise money for an affordable earthbag project in Hungary. This fundraising campaign has ended unsuccessfully, but I’m including it here to show how people all over the world are seeking ways to build affordably and sustainably. The current system is broken, in my opinion. What can we do to … Read more