Intrepid earthbag researcher and advocate Patti Stouter sent me this remarkable photo taken in Nepal. She says, “I just got this photo from someone who helped build about 500 earthbag houses in Nepal after the quakes. This heavy truck had … Continue reading →
Researchers at southern Ben-Gurion University in Israel have developed some new formulations of hempcrete that are less energy intensive to make. Hempcrete is usually made with hemp hurds and lime, which requires a fair amount to heat to produce. The … Continue reading →
Leading a repair team, Yang Long will spend around one year to restore an 800-meter-long section of the Great Wall in northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. “Ningxia had long been at the junction of nomadic civilization and farming civilization … Continue reading →
Quail Springs Permaculture group in Maricopa, California has announced a collaboration with Cal Poly San Louis Obispo to do earthquake testing on cob walls. Cal Poly has offered to support this public benefit project with deeply discounted access to earthquake … Continue reading →
Patti Stouter of Build Simple, Inc. has been testing earthbags and writing technical reports for the last several years in an effort to improve strength of earthbag buildings in seismic areas. She asked me to forward the following announcement. … Continue reading →
Awhile ago, I wrote to you asking if you had any recommendations for stabilizing our 14′ (inner diameter) scoria dome tank house which had started to fail as a result of the bags breaking down. I wanted to give you … Continue reading →