Earth bag house

Knowing Green Building materials is an important step in designing a green building to be more efficient and energy saver. Green Building Materials list is presented here.

(strawbales using an expensive conventional foundation and roof making not alot of sense for me and not even saving money much of the time by what I hear) Heck you could almost put stick built walls up to save time (as earthbags are a big cost in time and hassle per cubic foot filled whereas the walls are the cheapest by comparison to roof/foundation) and things like that is almost what i'm now thinking. Why aren't we already doing this?

By Earthenhand, Portland OR. 2009

Embracing the beautiful art of traditional Iranian architecture and combining it with modern architecture, with this domed adobe hut inspired by cloud-clay structures, in the heart of the Mian Dasht plain of Razavi Khorasan province, Iran in Baktash tourist complex.

The earthbag architecture village (Pod 1) is the first of seven different sustainable village models to be built. It consists of seventy-eight 150-200 square foot (14-18.6 sq meter) earthbag hotel room styled cabanas plus 4 shower domes and 4 toilet domes and the central Tropical Atrium. The living domes are arranged in three-dome and six-dome clusters with a central sitting area designed for relaxation, a fire pit, and/or growing a small shared garden. Once the straw bale village (Pod 2) is…

Earthbag houses are typically simple to design and build, especially when building a dome-shaped home. See exactly how this Earthbag dome was constructed.

After 4 years of experimenting, here's everything we know about hyperadobe earthbag building - these UV treated raschel mesh tubes present exciting new opportunities, safer build sites, and huge cost savings for those of us building with soil.

How to Build Dirt Cheap Houses: Ever wonder how to build a simple home for very little money, without going into debt? The key is to use low-cost, locally available natural materials such earth, small diameter wood and straw to keep expenses to a minimum. The real fun is incorpora…

18 Amazing and creative plans to build your own earthbag house that is inexpensive, environmentally friendly, and catastrophe proof.

Casa Antakarana / Vivienda Rural / La Calera, Cundinamarca / Diseño: Jose Andrés Vallejo / Constructor: Jose Andrés Vallejo / Área Cubierta: 150m2 / Superadobe / Año: 2012