Earth bag

(strawbales using an expensive conventional foundation and roof making not alot of sense for me and not even saving money much of the time by what I hear) Heck you could almost put stick built walls up to save time (as earthbags are a big cost in time and hassle per cubic foot filled whereas the walls are the cheapest by comparison to roof/foundation) and things like that is almost what i'm now thinking. Why aren't we already doing this?

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By Earthenhand, Portland OR. 2009

Casa Antakarana / Vivienda Rural / La Calera, Cundinamarca / Diseño: Jose Andrés Vallejo / Constructor: Jose Andrés Vallejo / Área Cubierta: 150m2 / Superadobe / Año: 2012

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Sam and Alex, who live in the U.K. have just built an earthbag seating area. They say, "Your site has contributed to helping us do this. Thank you for such an informative site! We would like to share…

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Before I get started with this blog, I would like to say hi to my old friend from the cnc shop! Hope you and your...

5 metre high earthbag dome. The structure has a front door & back door, 3 windows, a floating staircase and a platform floor.

Earthbag Water Tanks: If you’re new to earthbag building, please read the introductory Step-by-Step Earthbag Building Instructable first. This water tank project is similar, except it uses tubes instead of bags. Also, my new Earthbag Building Guide and Earthbag Building …

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Earthbag houses are typically simple to design and build, especially when building a dome-shaped home. See exactly how this Earthbag dome was constructed.

I was totally amazed when I first saw this earthbag dome; isn’t it just fascinating? It looks like a little hobbit house! So an earthbag is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: a bag

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Continuous Earth Bag — AmeriPacific

Me plastering. The moat and the house from the east. House from the back. Winter garden--straw bales and plexiglass--in the foreground.

How to Build an Earthbag Dome: Note: If you’re new to earthbag building, first read the introductory Step-by-Step Earthbag Building Instructable and How to Build an Earthbag Roundhouse . Also, my new Earthbag Building Guide and Earthbag Building DVD are now available. We buil…

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After 4 years of experimenting, here's everything we know about hyperadobe earthbag building - these UV treated raschel mesh tubes present exciting new opportunities, safer build sites, and huge cost savings for those of us building with soil.

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“We are extremely proud of the results of this project as we managed to achieve our targets and have had a very positive response from the Jiri locals. The Jirel house has been a response to local…