El Jicarito School from Gonzalo J. Lopez on Vimeo.
“EL JICARITO SCHOOL is an innovative low-cost school design that brings a community together through collaborative construction methods, using local materials, while creating a new educational space that will enhance creativity.
“Learn about local women receiving training in natural building in rural Nicaragua with Liz Johndrow of Earthen Endeavors Natural Building.”
“The third, fourth, and fifth phase will involve construction and engineering.
“Earthen Endeavors is teaming up with other natural builders and US and Nicaraguan organizations to support the creation of a sustainable natural building movement in northern Nicaragua. Take a moment to learn more about The Nicaragua Pueblo Project.
“In April 2011, Casa de Tierra broke ground for a guest house on client Melanie Hamilton’s land in San Juan del Sur. Melanie has visited Nicaragua many times over the past decade, and was ready to lay down roots, and build an ecologically-friendly home.
This post is quoted from the World Kids Foundation site. The next and perhaps most important step is the need to erect a building site. We are planning to use the earth bag construction method. In most cases, materials for earth bag construction is inexpensive, abundant and accessible. Rice bags and barbed wire are readily … Read more