For this reason, earthbag homes work best in locales where there is a significant difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures. Once an earthbag home is complete, you would never guess that the walls are made of dirt. The walls are strong enough to hang cabinets and pictures, and ...
Describes the use of earthbags or sandbags made of polypropylene or burlap, filled with various types of soils or mineral materials, for creating natural, sustainable buildings, with pictures and related resources of books, videos and links.
Thousands of people are now building with bags to create their dream homes, home offices, shops, resorts, rootcellars, storm cellars and survival shelters. Non-profit organizations are building schools, orphanages, emergency shelters and other structures. I got involved with earthbag building when ...
Q: I live in a rural area near Santiago, Chile. I came across your website looking for an affordable technique to build my house and I fell in love with the idea of making it with earthbags. The thick walls and resemblance of typical adobe homes from the zone is what I love the mo...
For this reason, earthbag homes work best in locales where there is a significant difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures. Once an earthbag home is complete, you would never guess that the walls are made of dirt. The walls are strong enough to hang cabinets and pictures, and ...