Earthbag Building

This short lively video features many earthbag projects that can be found at http://www.earthbagbuilding.com The entire video can be found for sale at that site, under "Resources".

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• alternative
• building
• construction
• earthbag
• eco
• green
• healthy
• house
• natural
• sustainable

[Houshalter]

To bad this is illegal in most places. Thank your benevolant governments.

[hartworks7]

@Houshalter Progress IS being made. The plans have to be approved in many places, and this is happening more now.

[hartworks7]

If properly engineered they can hold up very well to earthquakes, and flooding should generally not be a problem. After all, sandbags have been used for decades for flood control!

[elgatomanchado]

HOLA QUISIERA SABER DE QUE MATERIAL SON LAS BOLSAS QUE UTILIZAN PARA LA ESTRUCTURA...CON EL TIEMPO NO SE DEGRADAN?NO SE CORRE RIESGO DE QUE SE DESARMEN O UTILIZAN UN REVESTIMIENTO ESPECIAL AL FINALIZAR LA OBRA?GRACIAS .LAURA.ARGENTINA.

[hartworks7]

@elgatomanchado

Se usan el mismo tierra como adobe. Es importante enjarar las bolsas para pretectarlas porque el sol puede deteriorlas. Puede enjarar con adobe o con cemento.

[boloco12]

I am wondering how hard it is to get a building permit here in washington state, I have seen some dome homes but I do not know if htey are sand bag homes, some are built into the ground and partially on the side of a hill.. hmmm what do you think, hartworks?

[hartworks7]

@boloco12

There have been a few permitted earthbag homes around the country, but the concept has not been "codified" generally by authorities. Most likely it would be necessary to employ a licensed engineer to sign off on any plans.

[TaterMits]

A nice professionally made video, but it might've been a good idea to calm down the hyperkinetic editing and let us see the buildings a little better. I almost got motion-sick trying to focus on anything for more than a second or two...

[MrCamerononicus]

@TaterMits Unfortunately the point of this video is to sell a full-length video, not necessarily to freely share important information with a community of like-minded revolutionaries.

[MegaSoumynona]

@Houshalter yeah, thats why I built mine off the grid.

[914light]

wow !! very cool ...I want one !!

[10yearvet]

@hartworks7 Speaking as a carpenter who is really pissed off with the direction construction has taken over the last 40 years I would say "codified" means they haven't found a way yet to complicate this type of construction enough to require 50 inspectors and 100 permits in order to make it cost 20 times what it should.

[turkeydance99]

I found the subject matter very interesting, but the editing was too wacky.  How about some smooth transitions instead of all the weird attempts to create a work of art.

The purpose is to educate the viewer not dazzle them with your editing prowess.

[gogogodancer]

@boloco12 fiberglass yeurt? option

[PsykoIntroxp8thcywe]

Muy interesante tipo de construccion por su integracion en el medio ambiente donde se realizan,autenticas obras de artesania,lo que personalmente entiendo que pudiera ser la linea de construcciones que en este planeta necesitamos.love.

[demerc]

@Houshalter Civil disobedience anyone?