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Tag Archives: rubble

Recycled Concrete in Rubble Trenches

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 10, 2012 by Kelly HartJanuary 10, 2012

From time to time we answer reader’s questions. Zafra: We’re researching the possibility of acquiring cheap recycled concrete rather than having to pay for gravel for our foundation, but we’re concerned because we’ve read that concrete can wick water upwards … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Economics, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag house, green, recycle, rubble, rubble trench, sand bag, sustainable | Leave a reply

Hyper-Wattle on Rubble Bags

Natural Building Blog Posted on May 24, 2011 by Kelly HartMay 24, 2011

Here’s Patti Stouter’s entry for the $300 House design competition. Rubble bags on lower walls provide a solid, flood resistant wall. Hyper-wattle provides lightweight insulating upper walls made of mesh tubes. Thin walls conserve space and materials, and take less … Continue reading →

Posted in Bag Material, Building Styles, Climate, Design, Economics, Emergency Shelter, Filling Bags, Foundations, Insulation, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged $300 house, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, Patti Stouter, rubble, rubble bags, rubble house, wattle | 7 Replies

Kay Hybrid

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 18, 2011 by Kelly HartJanuary 18, 2011

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 Kelly HartJanuary 17, 2011

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

Confined Earthbag

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 14, 2010 by Kelly HartNovember 14, 2010

Sometimes incremental changes are the most effective. People are naturally resistant to major changes, but they’ll more readily grasp and utilize small changes. That’s the thinking behind this confined masonry/earthbag system. Confined masonry is one of the most common building … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Introduction, Structural aspects | Tagged confined, confined earthbags, confined masonry, earth, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthquake, earthquake resistant, recycle, reinforced, rubble, safe, sand bag, sandbag house, seismic, seismic resistant, stone | 2 Replies

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