Why earthbag building is one of the best building methods.
Sometimes we delve into esoteric aspects of earthbag building. For those new to building with bags, here is a summary of advantages.
• Low cost (if you build simply and do most of the work yourself)
• Durable (rammed earth structures such as earthbag can last for centuries)
• [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Summary of Advantages
Posted in Economics, Introduction, tagged advantages, earthbag building, earthbag homes, earthbag houses, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag houses, summary, why earthbag is the best on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Road Base: My #1 Choice for Bag Fill Material
Posted in Domes, Economics, Filling Bags, Introduction, tagged clay, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag houses, fill material, road base, sand, sandbag, sandbag homes, sandbag houses on August 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Road base is a mixture of clay and gravel used in road building throughout the world. As an engineered material designed to withstand extreme loads (trucks and cars), you are assured of good working properties for earthbag building. While site based soils are less expensive and require less transport, the working properties are unknown and [...]
Natural Building Internship
Posted in Introduction, tagged apprentice program, apprenticeship, apprenticeship program, green building, natural building, sustainable building on August 19, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Internship program
Cost for 6-week internships: $1,200
The Geiger Research Institute of Sustainable Building announces a building internship training program in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand starting November, 2009. The internships largely involves a learning by doing approach with some classroom time. It encompasses earthbag building, sustainably harvested wood, earth plaster and floors, CEBs, adobe, thatch, and [...]
How Many Bags Does it Take?
Posted in Bag Material, Building Styles, Filling Bags, Introduction on August 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
We often get questions from people wondering how many bags they need to have on hand for some particular project. Is there a formula to figure this out?
First you need to calculate the total square footage (or square meters) of the wall you intend to build. This can be done by simply multiplying the length [...]
