for the people who dont believe they can do this because they dont have "money" for learning, please dont limit yourself. If you want this, study everything you can, recycle materials and practice making a few tool sheds or something small. My husband and I are doing this and we are learning lots! Where there is a will there is a way!
Of course. I live in Big Island, Hawaii, and I helped build an earthbag in one of the wettest places on the planet. I also volunteered in an earthbag project in South Dakota, which is super cold, windy, and with tornadoes
This is absolutely amazing and yet if you think about it, it is common sense!!!!!!!!!!. I love it. I feel like I can design my own house and build it too..........except where do you get the bags from???? where and how much are the classes and how long are they run for?? I could do with some feed back please. watching these vid's have given me hope for my family and my people. Thank you.
This is so refreshing, maybe out of all this mess our country has gotten into a few more folks will be ready to try something old . I'd really like to attempt this on a piece of land purchased a few years back in NM. I've made inquires regarding architect stamps/seal but as of yet have no feed back does anyone know how those stamps/seals might be obtained without having to go to great expense and frustration dealing with those nagging bureaucrats
I think this is one of the best efficient building techniques next to straw bale..I am determined to be self sufficient and do this as most of my income is going out to rent I have been screwed over by the system as many and it's time to take your own power back.thanks
all of the best examples of these great homes are in arid looking land. i live in ohio, in a river valley, can these kind of homes be built where there is high humidity, and high moisture?
I live in New Mexico and in Taos they have a community of self-sustainable housing called Earthships, which use dirt-packed tires for the walls. They are very expensive to build though. How expensive are these to build? I am disabled and living in an apartment on rental assistance with my children and would love to have a self-sustainable home to pass down to my children and their children.
Hey dastonkalili, I live in central Indiana where we have hot days & hot nights in the summer, plus high humidity; often highs of 90-95 F, and it can stay hot at night, sometimes in the 80's or 90's, plus a humidity ranging anywhere from 70% to 90% in summer). We also have cold & humid winters 24/7 (usually anywhere from 0-35 F during the days, with snow being more or less unpredictable, but still a pretty regular occurrence) How would I go about adding insulation to a superadobe dome or arch?
if you don't have the money to pay for tuition, just volunteer in an earthbag project. I have never taken a course myself, but I have done a lot of volunteering. Nothing is really free in this world. And getting stuff for free is not always good. I have some friends who did a solar project in Africa, and donated time and solar panels to the locals. When my friends returned the next year, they found the locals had sold the solar panels one week after they left.
I build these my self in Texas and they are not hard to do and can be done for "dirt" cheap literally! the only cost factor is the land, everything else is doable, don't be so defeatist!! you can do it!
hi,i am buying abit of land in brazil ,so this seems ideal for me as i dont have much cash :) do you sell the bags ?and how much will it cost to do one clover shaped dome . thank you Ramin.
yes - these ideas are not new, but dont you think these methods have been forgotten? soooooooo many people are soooooooooo interested in new technologies that they seem to have forgotten what worked "yesterday" natural materials should be used, but this does not mean we all have to live in caves. we should remember the building methods of yesterday, and adapt them to influence tomorrow
better because you use the bulk of materials from you own land. and cheaper if you factor that you have to buy a whole truck load of bales and have them shipped. I'm all for the earthbags!
Actually this is not true. Calearth offers scholarships to those who can not afford the tuition. Calearth recently taught a group of American Indians from the pine ridge reservation. This is the poorest reservation in the country. With their will and determination they are now in the process of building their own structures. And as far as the materials go what you need are sandbags, barbwire, the earth under your feet and the desire to build.
I show this video to my students at American University and Georgetown when we discussing making peace with the planet. Marvelous
for the people who dont believe they can do this because they dont have "money" for learning, please dont limit yourself. If you want this, study everything you can, recycle materials and practice making a few tool sheds or something small. My husband and I are doing this and we are learning lots! Where there is a will there is a way!
Of course. I live in Big Island, Hawaii, and I helped build an earthbag in one of the wettest places on the planet. I also volunteered in an earthbag project in South Dakota, which is super cold, windy, and with tornadoes
"we are taking the best of the past and moving it into the future" I love the way this guy thinks, and the egg thing, lol.
This is absolutely amazing and yet if you think about it, it is common sense!!!!!!!!!!. I love it. I feel like I can design my own house and build it too..........except where do you get the bags from???? where and how much are the classes and how long are they run for?? I could do with some feed back please. watching these vid's have given me hope for my family and my people.
Thank you.
To me... they not only look functional but some look like pieces of ART!!!
This is so refreshing, maybe out of all this mess our country has gotten into a few more folks will be ready to try something old . I'd really like to attempt this on a piece of land purchased a few years back in NM. I've made inquires regarding architect stamps/seal but as of yet have no feed back does anyone know how those stamps/seals might be obtained without having to go to great expense and frustration dealing with those nagging bureaucrats
I think this is one of the best efficient building techniques next to straw bale..I am determined to be self sufficient and do this as most of my income is going out to rent I have been screwed over by the system as many and it's time to take your own power back.thanks
He really was BRILLIANT.
Beautiful houses, I love the idea of the building with earth. Are they as strong as strawbail houses?
all of the best examples of these great homes are in arid looking land. i live in ohio, in a river valley, can these kind of homes be built where there is high humidity, and high moisture?
Esto ha cambiado mi vida. Me da esperanza de tener un hogar con bajo recurso.
Did anyone else watch this video and immediately have the desire to go break an egg in your hands?
I live in New Mexico and in Taos they have a community of self-sustainable housing called Earthships, which use dirt-packed tires for the walls. They are very expensive to build though. How expensive are these to build? I am disabled and living in an apartment on rental assistance with my children and would love to have a self-sustainable home to pass down to my children and their children.
Thank you so much for the additional information!
Hey dastonkalili, I live in central Indiana where we have hot days & hot nights in the summer, plus high humidity; often highs of 90-95 F, and it can stay hot at night, sometimes in the 80's or 90's, plus a humidity ranging anywhere from 70% to 90% in summer). We also have cold & humid winters 24/7 (usually anywhere from 0-35 F during the days, with snow being more or less unpredictable, but still a pretty regular occurrence)
How would I go about adding insulation to a superadobe dome or arch?
Very inspiring! Thank you!
if you don't have the money to pay for tuition, just volunteer in an earthbag project. I have never taken a course myself, but I have done a lot of volunteering. Nothing is really free in this world. And getting stuff for free is not always good. I have some friends who did a solar project in Africa, and donated time and solar panels to the locals. When my friends returned the next year, they found the locals had sold the solar panels one week after they left.
I really want to design a home like that.. bravo
I build these my self in Texas and they are not hard to do and can be done for "dirt" cheap literally! the only cost factor is the land, everything else is doable, don't be so defeatist!! you can do it!
Como puede tomar un curso para realizar estos trabajos
hi,i am buying abit of land in brazil ,so this seems ideal for me as i dont have much cash :)
do you sell the bags ?and how much will it cost to do one clover shaped dome .
thank you
Ramin.
Should be made mandatory design parameters for all beachfront homes (which shouldn't exist anyway, but even so).
I am inspired. Thank you. ESPAVO*
what about here in canada @ -35 degrees c
@jorgedominguez2007
where in South Dakota?
yes - these ideas are not new, but dont you think these methods have been forgotten?
soooooooo many people are soooooooooo interested in new technologies that they seem to have forgotten what worked "yesterday"
natural materials should be used, but this does not mean we all have to live in caves. we should remember the building methods of yesterday, and adapt them to influence tomorrow
Hobbit houses. I like it. Great for Arizona. I'll bet the acoustics are amazing!
yes!
Thank you!
better because you use the bulk of materials from you own land. and cheaper if you factor that you have to buy a whole truck load of bales and have them shipped. I'm all for the earthbags!
rest in peace
@Shalimarfemme
Much stronger!
amazing
Actually this is not true. Calearth offers scholarships to those who can not afford the tuition. Calearth recently taught a group of American Indians from the pine ridge reservation. This is the poorest reservation in the country. With their will and determination they are now in the process of building their own structures. And as far as the materials go what you need are sandbags, barbwire, the earth under your feet and the desire to build.
@youngsinfo
calearth.org
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