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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘sandbag building’
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 »
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. [...]
Earthbag Pods
Posted in Over 1000 sq. ft., Polygonal (Hexagonal, etc.), tagged earth house, earthbag building, earthbag home plan, earthbag homes, earthbag house, earthbag house plan, hexagon house, hexagon house plan, hexagon modules, hexagon pods, home plan, house plan, modular, sandbag building, sandbag home, sandbag house, unique on May 15, 2009 | 20 Comments »
Specifications: Main pod = 372 sq. ft., Double bedroom pod = 372 sq. ft., Master bedroom pod = 372 sq. ft., connecting spaces = 220 sq. ft., total = 1,336 sq. ft. interior, Footprint: 42′ x 87′ Description: This design connects three hexagonal pods or modules that can be arranged in various configurations using more [...]
Earthbag Roundhouse/Dome Cluster
Posted in Domes, Over 1000 sq. ft., Round, tagged compact, dome cluster, dome home, earth home, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag dome, earthbag home, earthbag house, earthbag roundhouse, roundhouse, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag dome, sandbag home, sandbag house, unique on May 12, 2009 | 30 Comments »
Specifications: 1,330 sq. ft. interior including lofts in the roundhouse and both large domes, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, Footprint: 31′ x 70′ Description: Readers have shown a strong interest in my domes and roundhouses, so I decided to cluster them to create a new unique design for larger families. There is a 2-story roundhouse in [...]
Earthbag Shed
Posted in Free shelter designs, Misc. structures, Rectangular/Square, tagged earthbag shed, earthbag shed plan, free plan, free shed plan, garden shed, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag shed, shed plan, tool shed on March 13, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Specifications: any size desired. Send me your dimensions and I’ll give you a bid. Description: Very simple design, but also very strong, practical and easy to build. Good beginners project. Includes shed roof with metal roofing, earthbag foundation and walls, no limit on design possibilities with earth plaster. Note: this plan is now listed in [...]
Earthbag Hermitage
Posted in Free shelter designs, Rectangular/Square, tagged affordable, blueprint, earthbag, earthbag hermitage, earthbag hermitage plan, free house plan, free plan, free shelter plan, hermitage plan, low cost, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag home, sandbag house on March 9, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Specifications: 160 sq. ft. interior plus 144 sq. ft. outdoor living area, Footprint: 20′ x 22′ Description: This spiritual retreat offers a quiet, contemplative environment behind massive earth walls. Note: this plan is now listed in the free shelter category.
Enviro Earthbag Dome
Posted in Domes, tagged earth dome, earth house, earthbag, earthbag building, earthbag dome, earthbag home, enviro, enviro dome, enviro earthbag dome, plan, sandbag, sandbag building, sandbag dome, starter on February 22, 2009 | 24 Comments »
Specifications: 20’ interior DIA main dome = 314 sq. ft., 16’ interior DIA bedroom = 201 sq. ft., 44 sq. ft. bath, plus 223 sq. ft. loft space, total = 782 sq. ft., Footprint: 23′ x 42′ plus buttresses Description: An ideal starter home, this plan is easy to extend or even create large dome [...]
