Mother Earth News published a nice article written by Joe Silins about his journey as a natural builder and building his small straw bale guest house. The first paragraph reads: “Building my own straw bale guest house was the culmination … Continue reading →
Narayan Acharya builds eco-friendly buildings in Nepal through his startup named Sustainable Future. His company has already constructed over 50 buildings. “We use rammed earth technology to construct the buildings. These techniques were used by our ancestors to build their … Continue reading →
Bamboo, rammed earth, and adobe bricks were used by Chiangmai Life Architects to form a new Science and Music Center in Thailand. The Science Lab is L-shaped and the bamboo roof looks like a heart from above. The earthen instrument … Continue reading →
I just received this email from DJ Rankin of www.unshelteredearth.com: First off I’ve got to express how grateful I am for the immense amount of invaluable information and resources you’ve put together; this project would not be what it is … Continue reading →
Last year the folks at Vide Terra in Italy built an earthbag dome and decided to experiment with a thatched roof without a wood frame. Reed, bracken, cane thatching and experimental broom thatching, were directly attached to the dome. They … Continue reading →
Plenitud Puerto Rico just finished an Intensive Professional Training in SuperAdobe building where participants built a dome structure in just three weeks. Here is a short video of Owen giving a tour of the dome. … Continue reading →