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Seismic Resistant Gravel Bag Foundations

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 18, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Yesterday’s post was about the earthquake resistance of earthbags. Today’s post illustrates what an earthquake resistant gravel bag foundation looks like and explains why this design is so effective. Gravel is an ideal material for this application because it’s durable, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Design, Economics, Emergency Shelter, Filling Bags, Insulation, Introduction, Structural aspects, Testing | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag foundation, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthquake, earthquake proof, earthquake resistant, foundation, gravel bag, gravel bag foundation, low cost, rubble bag, rubble foundation rubble trench, sand bag, seismic, seismic resistant | 5 Replies

Rubble Bag Houses

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 19, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

I’ve pulled together the recent posts on rubble bag houses, expanded and edited the info, and published a new blog post at Mother Earth News. It includes details on how to build and reinforce rubble walls. Concrete rubble from collapsed … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Design, Economics, Emergency Shelter, Filling Bags, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthquake, earthquake resistant, flood resistant, Haiti, hurricane resistant, rubble bag, rubble home, rubble house, rubble wall | 1 Reply

Kay Hybrid

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 18, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Like many other designers, architects and engineers who are working to help rebuild Haiti, we’re constantly trying to create new house designs and improve previous efforts. This new hybrid design for Haiti is based on our Transitional L Kay design. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Design, Economics, Filling Bags, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, gravel bag, Haiti, kay, kay design, Kay Hybrid, kay style, rubble, rubble bag, rubble earthbag, rubble house, rubble wall, sand bag | Leave a reply

Rubble Bags

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 17, 2011 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

I’ve been scouring the Internet looking at photos and videos of concrete rubble in Haiti. As you probably know, much of the concrete there was reduced to rubble in the earthquake (largely due to poor quality construction). But what is … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Emergency Shelter, Filling Bags, Foundations, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, Haiti, rubble, rubble bag, rubble fill, rubble house, rubble walls, rubble-filled bag, sand bag | 3 Replies

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