Earthbag dome

The earthbag architecture village (Pod 1) is the first of seven different sustainable village models to be built. It consists of seventy-eight 150-200 square foot (14-18.6 sq meter) earthbag hotel room styled cabanas plus 4 shower domes and 4 toilet domes and the central Tropical Atrium. The living domes are arranged in three-dome and six-dome clusters with a central sitting area designed for relaxation, a fire pit, and/or growing a small shared garden. Once the straw bale village (Pod 2) is…

(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?

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,…

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

Make a standing desk out of wood and plumber’s pipe with HomeMade Modern.

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

​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...

Earthbag structures can be adorned with a living roof or covered in mud or plaster. They are structurally sound, and when complete can blend into the landscape, thereby minimizing the effects on the environment. Earthbag homes are inexpensive to build and might be an option for those folks to build on a limited budget. #earthbag #earthbagdome #earthbaghome

Describes a small earthbag dome built during a 9-day workshop in New Zealand.