Earthbag Building Guide: Vertical Walls Step-by-Step By Owen Geiger Free ebook with all house plan orders! See below. Much has been learned about earthbag building over the last few decades through research, trial and error, and sharing of information. It is becoming increasingly clear what works best and why. And now with engineer-approved methods for [...]
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Earthbag Building Guide Now Available!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged earthbag, earthbag book, earthbag building, earthbag building guide, earthbag construction, earthbag guide, earthbag home, earthbag house, Owen Geiger, sand bag on June 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Please Vote for my Designs
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged $300 House competition on May 24, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Hello readers. I encourage you to visit the $300 House design contest and vote for my designs. Out of about 200 entries, my three designs have mostly stayed in the top 20. Please take a few minutes to sign up and learn more about this exciting competition. A winning entry will help spread these sustainable [...]
Engineer-approved Earthbag Plans
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged earthbag building, earthbag engineering, earthbag homes, earthbag houses, engineer approved plans, engineered earthbag, engineered plans, engineering, engineering approval, sand bag on September 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’re very happy to announce what is perhaps the greatest news ever for earthbag building. Nabil Taha, Ph.D., P.E., has developed an earthbag building design to meet building codes. This is a huge step forward for earthbag building and we feel very honored to have Nabil’s support. Nabil Taha is the President of Precision Structural [...]
Zero Energy Two
Posted in Organic/free form, Over 1000 sq. ft., Uncategorized, tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag design, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag house plan, sand bag, sand bag house, two bedroom, zero energy, zero energy design on September 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Specifications: 1,275 sq. ft. interior, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, Footprint: 36′ x 73′ not including cisterns or optional survival shelter. Description: Zero Energy Two is a two bedroom version Zero Energy home. This revolutionary design features zero net energy use, extremely low ‘near zero’ embodied energy and extremely low cost of around $10/square foot (cost [...]
New Computer Renderings
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged blueprints, drawings, earthbag, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag house plans, earthbag house plans blueprints, earthbag houses, earthbag plans, home plans, housse plans, sandbag house on February 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’m gradually converting my basic hand-drawn plans to AutoCAD and SketchUp, starting with the most popular designs, and making them available at no extra cost. I think you’ll agree there is much improvement. It’s more than just visual effects. Plans are being tweaked based on reader input. The Enviro Dome, for instance, now has a [...]
Earthbag Roundhouse Workshop
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag houses, earthbag plans, earthbag roundhouse, earthbag workshop, roundhouse, sandbag, sandbag building, Thailand, training, workshop on July 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Date: 7 days, April 19-25, 2010 Cost: $500 includes excellent hotel, shuttle van, breakfasts, dinners, snacks Location: Sakon Nakhon, Northeast Thailand Instructor: Owen Geiger Email: strawhouses [@] yahoo dot com Note: This is a past workshop from earlier this year, but I’m leaving it here to show the final results. Lots more detailed info is [...]
Welcome!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dome plans, earth house plans, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag home plans, earthbag house plans, earthbag plans, natural home plans, natural plans, sandbag plans, small home plans, small house plans, sustainable home plans on July 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hello and thanks for visiting my site. A lot has happened in the last year since I started this blog, as you can see. There are now 110 plans to choose from. The next step is to complete the elevation drawings, of which about 50 have been finished so far. The most popular designs are [...]
Earthbag Cistern
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag cistern, rainwater catchment, rainwater collection, rainwater harvesting, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag cistern, water cistern, water storage on June 24, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Specifications: 2,000 US gallons, approximately 6′ x 10′ interior, 12′ below grade, 36″ scuttle hole Description: No off the grid system is complete without adequate water storage. This is the first publicly available earthbag cistern plan that I am aware of. Ideal for storing rainwater from roof catchment systems (rainwater catchment/rainwater harvesting systems). Prevents freezing. [...]
