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Posts Tagged ‘earthbag walls’
Green Retaining Walls
Friday, October 8th, 2010:Geosynthetics Magazine is a valuable go-to source for technical earthbag articles. This is a great, free resource for serious earthbag builders, especially commercial builders. They have a new article about natural green facades on earthbag highway retaining walls. It’s surprisingly simple and effective. The retaining wall is not only strong, it also looks good because Read more from > Green Retaining Walls
Insulated Earthbag/Geotextile Basement Walls
Monday, October 4th, 2010:This article describes a low cost method of building insulated basement walls without concrete, using geotextiles. Typical basement walls are expensive and use large amounts of concrete, a major contributor to global climate change. Concrete basement walls are typically built by contractors, because they require expensive forms and specialized knowledge. Plus, in cold climates they Read more from > Insulated Earthbag/Geotextile Basement Walls
Earthbag Privacy Walls
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009:In addition to many other uses, earthbags also make great privacy walls. Besides being beautiful, privacy walls help block wind and noise, and keep out stray dogs and prying eyes. You can greatly enhance your home using this dirt cheap building technique. Protected from excess wind, plants can thrive even in harsh climates like New Read more from > Earthbag Privacy Walls