Tag Archives: earthbag

Affordable & Earthquake Resistant Earthbag Homes

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The more I learn about earthbag homes the more they seem to be one of the most sustainable and safe ways of building a home. The most recent evidence is a small earthbag home that survived the recent earthquakes in … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged earthbag, Earthbag Building Blog, earthen home, haiti, sun house, sustainable architecture | 1 Comment

Sawtooth Saltbox

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The following is a guest post and house design from one of my regular readers, Craig Moorhouse. As you can see the design isn’t exactly tiny but contains so many great ideas and detail I asked Craig if for permission … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Craig Moorhouse, design concept, earthbag, passive solar, saltbox, sawtooth, shipping container, sketchup | 9 Comments

Zero Energy One – Earthbag Home

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Owen Geiger is well known for his work with earthbag homes. If you’re not yet familiar with his work, his websites are definitely worth spending some time visiting. The house pictured below is a design for a simple low cost … Continue reading →

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Earthbag Daydream

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Michael Janzen

When I first read about Ryo Chijiiwa’s tiny cabin on Tiny House Blog I was fascinated by the adventure this fellow was on. He quit his job at Google, traveled America, and is now working to setup a more comfortable … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged adobe, cob, composting toilet, daydream, earthbag, humanure, Joseph Jenkins, Laptop and a Rifle, rammed earth, Ryo Chijiiwa, sawdust toilet, tiny house blog | 6 Comments

Small Earthbag Home For $1000

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’m especially partial to low-cost housing solutions that push the envelope and demonstrate that a home doesn’t have to be expensive and extravagant to provide it’s owner security and happiness. Owen Geiger recently posted an article on the Earthbag Building … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged earthbag, Earthbag Building Blog, low-cost housing, owen geiger, reclaimed, recycled, sustainable architecture | 4 Comments

Earthbag Eco-village in Uganda

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Michael Janzen

While I make my living as a web designer my education and training is as a potter… which has given me a particularly close bond to… well… dirt. Construction techniques like adobe, rammed earth, cob, and earthbag are really beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Design | Tagged community, earthbag, eco-village, ecovillage, japan, japanese, uganda, village | 2 Comments

Earthbag Building Work Exchange Opporutunity

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Here’s a great opportunity to learn to build an earthbag tiny house at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. In trade for hands-on experience building with earthbags you’ll be asked to hang out for a month, work about 30 hours a week, … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged dancing rabbit, earthbag, earthbag tiny house, ecovillage, tiny house, work exchange | 3 Comments

Earthbag House Plans

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Owen Geiger over at Earthbag House Plans has been busy. He has posted the preliminary designs for about 77 plans for earthbag homes available on his newest website. An earthbag home is essentially a home made from the dirt under … Continue reading →