EA RT HBA G INFO PA RT 1

Patti Stouter April 2012

and friends of www.EarthbagBuilding.com
HIGH T E CH E A RT H
Like geo-
fabric
retaining retaining
walls
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A SIMPL E PROCE SS
Using
Hand
Tools Tools
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On a f oot ing
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Bags or t ubes
hold ear t h or gr avel
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Sandy clay f or st r engt h
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Gr avel, s and, or r ubble r es is t damp
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L aid in cour ses
T amped f ir m
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T opped wit h bar bed wir e
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Overlapping like brick
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Built up to a bond beam
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W it h a r oof
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Or a dome
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Plast er pr ot ect s t he bags
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:
30% as costly as concrete block
Sustainable
Cool in hot regions
Less likely to mold than Less likely to mold than
concrete
Quiet inside
Safe from hurricanes and
weapons
All YOURS!
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Use soil and det ails r ight f or
y our quake or f lood r isk level
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Advice is available!
HA IT IA N, EA ST INDIA N, SOUT H A FRICA N,
A ND A MERICA N EA RT HBA G-
For schools, clinics,
homes, and more! homes, and more!
WHA T IS EA RT HBA G?
EA RT HBA G INFO PA RT 1
See the other parts of the Earthbag info series
available online to learn about earthbag construction.
Example projects around the world are featured at:
http://www.earthbagbuilding.com/projects/projects.htm
and at: http://calearth.org/galleries/index.html
Free online booklets give more details. See
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Free online booklets give more details. See
http://www.earthbagbuilding.com/articles.htm
Strong buildings require care and advice. Before
building, purchase a book or video, take a course, and/
or seek advice from experienced builders and/ or
architects or engineers.
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T hanks f or har d wor k and
s har ing phot os :
Slides:
1, 11, 12, & 14- Small World
School, Phuleli, Nepal
2 left, 13- Residence by
architect Vallejo, Bogota,
Columbia
2 right- www.Terram.fr
School, Pune, India
9- O. Geiger www.GRISB.org
10, 16- E. Bellamy, University
of Cincinnati prototype,
Kentucky, US
17 upper left- Rasin Foundation
Clinic, Leogane, Haiti 2 right- www.Terram.fr
4, 17 bottom left- M. Gunn and
S. Smoot, Children of Hope
Orphanage, Leogane, Haiti
7 left- K. Hart
8, 17 bottom right- Aman Setu
Clinic, Leogane, Haiti
17 upper right- Next Aid Child
Support Center, South Africa
17 middle- Kennedy Residence,
Utah, US
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