Superadobe "UsHouses built from earth, for the earth" -Panasonic ecoideasnet

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Superadobe is an ecological method of building houses using earth packed in long, layered sandbags. These houses are not only ecological, but also durable in case of a natural disaster, such as a flood, hurricane or earthquake.

Superadobe
http://calearth.org/building-designs/what-is-superadobe.html
Superadobe technology (sandbag tubes and barbed wire) was designed and developed by architect Nader Khalili and Cal-Earth Institute, and engineered by P.J. Vittore. Superadobe is a patented system (U.S. patent #5,934,027) freely put at the service of humanity and the
environment. Licensing is required for commercial use.

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Too bad we don't see many homes like this