Perhaps you’re getting ready to build your earthbag house and would like an extra hand (or 5-6!). At the same time, there are quite a few people looking for hands-on learning opportunities. Communities have utilized barn raisings and similar events for many years. Now it’s easy to promote your project and get the help you [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Workshop Calendars and Bulletin Boards
Posted in Economics, Introduction, Uncategorized, tagged bulletin boards, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag homes, workshop, workshop calendar on February 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A Roving Monk Builds with Earthbags Around the World
Posted in Bag Material, Building Styles, Domes, Emergency Shelter, Filling Bags, Uncategorized on February 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There is a roving monk (with the unpronounceable name of Krpasundarananda) who travels the globe helping people build earthbag domes. He is a Meditation teacher with Ananda Marga and has been a Monk since 1991.
Ananda Marga is a world-wide organization with spiritual and [...]
Getting Started
Posted in Introduction, Uncategorized, tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag homes on February 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Are you new to earthbag building and wondering how to get started? Here’s a list of helpful features we’ve put together on our EarthbagBuilding.com website:
Slide Show: This is the largest collection of earthbag photos available on the Internet. Photo captions provide key facts for follow-up research.
Earthbag Videos: All the best videos are assembled on one [...]
Empowering Native Americans with Earthbags
Posted in Domes, Emergency Shelter on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is documented as being the poorest place in this country. People freeze to death each year from hypothermia, starve to death and Pine Ridge is documented as having the shortest life expectancy rate for any community anywhere in the western hemisphere next to Haiti.
A group calling themselves Nature’s [...]
Gusseted Bags
Posted in Bag Material, Filling Bags, Introduction, tagged earthbag, earthbag construction, earthbag houses, gusseted bag, gusseted earthbag on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A gusseted bag has a seam that eliminates bulging, protruding corners. Gusseted bags create neat, squared bag ends. Although not required for earthbag building, they can reduce plastering work somewhat by creating flatter wall surfaces. Unfortunately, they’re not readily available in our area, so I just smack any protruding corners with a hammer or stitch [...]
Project in Belize
Posted in Building Styles, Economics, Introduction, tagged belize, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag construction, earthbag house on February 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We have a new webpage on the Project in Belize.
It’s primarily a photo essay, but the photos are of such good quality that they pretty much explain the process. Thanks for the excellent photos Brendon!
Kaki Hunter and Doni Kiffmeyer, the authors of Earthbag Building are present, and their trademark methods are employed. I like their [...]
Earthbags for Yurt and Tent Insulation
Posted in Economics, Emergency Shelter, Insulation, Introduction, tagged earthbags, Insulation, tent, yurt on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One possible use of earthbags I haven’t seen so far is using bags of vermiculite, perlite, scoria or pumice for insulating yurts, tents and other dwellings. Kelly Hart used scoria-filled bags on his domes, and we’ve discussed ceiling insulation previously, but I’m talking about stacking (free standing) bags inside of a structure for wall insulation.
Rice [...]
Poll: What is Your Favorite Building Shape?
Posted in Building Styles, Domes, Introduction, tagged earthbag, earthbag homes, earthbag poll, favorite building shape on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think it’s time for a poll. Let us know your favorite building shape.
A Garden Bed Made with Sheets
Posted in Bag Material, Economics, landscaping on February 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
An Australian couple have been chronicling the development of their homestead, which includes building a strawbale house and an innovative approach to creating raised garden beds. They have resorted to sewing up strips of old sheets to make long bags, which they then fill with stabilized soil to create the beds. Once cured, the beds [...]
Natural Building Tour of Eco-Friendly Affordable Homes
Posted in Building Styles, Economics, Introduction, tagged earthbag, natural building, eco friendly, home tour, affordable homes on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A growing number of people are disillusioned with conventional housing made of 2×4s and sheetrock (the way most homes in North America are built). These homes are filled with materials such as particleboard, plywood, plastic, linoleum, and synthetic carpet and paint that contain known carcinogens and allergens. These man-made materials offgas toxic chemicals such as [...]
