We’ve discussed building with recycled wood in great detail in previous blog posts. Use the search bar on the right side of the page to find other articles. This blog post is about using reclaimed/recycled wood and locally harvested wood for the post and beam frame. This includes using standing dead trees that are still solid and blowdowns from storms.
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Transition Asheville Housing & Building Group – Earthbag Home
“Transition Asheville Trip to an off grid Earthbag home of Morgan Caraway & Mary Jane.
25 Small Sustainable House Plans: Cutaway Drawings
My new house plans book covers my most popular house designs. These houses are low-cost, DIY, sustainable house designs, many of which can be built for less than $10,000 if you use locally sourced materials such as earthbags, straw bales and recycled wood.
Off Grid Talk
Lots of rustic, off grid living information and photos at Off Grid Talk facebook page.
Oromo Basket House
Classic Oromo roundhouse in Ethiopia. Note the woven walls.
Earthbag Shelter Nepal
I came across this project proposal for Nepal. Very little information is available, although it looks very interesting. I encourage the designer to build a prototype and report the results.
“Earthbag shelter Nepal: Sharing platform for ideas and plans relating to construction of earthbag shelters in Nepal”