Earthbag dome

There is a fun and free online tool for calculating the materials needed for building earthbag domes. I think that it errors on the conservative side, but this is probably a good thing. If you go to…

Free documentary film about building healthy houses out of earth. All content below from the First Earth website. FIRST EARTH is a documentary about the movement towards a massive paradigm shift for shelter -- building healthy houses in the old ways, out of the very earth itself, and living together like in the old days,…

The Aseseeso earthbag chalet under construction. Note how it’s built on sloping ground.

Forming bond beams for roundhouses and other curved structures is somewhat difficult. Here’s a brief description of an alternative bond beam that requires little or no formwork. It’s made with two…

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

Earthbag Building: Nine Day Dome.

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​If you’re only going to read one post on roofing for earthbag, make it this one. Remember our brave and successful earthbag lovers in Costa Rica ? Here’s how they constructed their roof, step...

Want to build a unique, budget-friendly, and charming earthbag dome? Follow our guide to create your own sustainable structure.

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Specifications: Three 16′ interior diameter domes with 603 sq. ft. interior, 3 sleeping lofts with 312 sq. ft., total 915 sq. ft. interior, one bedroom, one bath, Footprint: 38′ x 38…

Does anyone have any knowledge of the sandbag adobe dome houses. My wife and myself live off-grid in southern Alabama and about 3.5 hours north of Panama...

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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Describes a small earthbag dome built in Mexico, mostly in pictures.

I recently got an email from Steve Cameron with the sketch shown below that he had drawn of a concept for filling and forming earthbag tubing into a uniform rectangular form on the wall being built.

How to use earthbags or sandbags made of polypropylene or burlap, filled with soil or mineral materials, for creating natural, sustainable buildings or emergency shelters.