World’s Largest Adobe Building
Arg-e Bam, the world’s largest adobe building in the route of Silk Road, is located in Kerman, southern Iran. You can see even more pictures at en.irna.ir … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Building Styles
Property with Underground Earthbag Dome For Sale
Yesterday I visited some land that we own near Deming, New Mexico, partly to see how the little underground earthbag dome that I built several years ago was faring. You can read more about this project on a prior post … Continue reading →
Permitted Earthbag House in Australia
Kate and Scott Ryan-Taylor recently built Western Australia’s first Shire-approved Earthbag dome home. “For us it had two different appeals: cost and environmental,” Kate said. “The overall price came to $41,600, which includes the construction, permits, rain tanks and other … Continue reading →
Wonderful Hybrid Earthbag Home For Sale
My long-time friend and fellow earthbag enthusiast, Chris Steen, has decided to sell the house in Crestone, Colorado that he has built over the last decade. It is a wonderful example of hybrid technology and evolving transformation over that time. … Continue reading →
Earthbag Project Dedicated to Owen Geiger
My name is Phillip Freiberg. I have been in e-mail communication with Dr. Geiger over a couple of years regarding building an earthbag house. He advised me to start with a small project. After his death in 2018, I finally … Continue reading →
Demonstrating Cob Construction in Oregon
Several folks got a hands-on lesson building a cob wall during a Live Culture Coast event at the Seven Fires Foundation demonstration site in Bandon, Oregon. Director Tammy Van shows the fresco decorated interior of a cob building. … Continue reading →