Following the success of their first Masoro Village Project house, the non-profit design group GA Collaborative (GAC) has released a video and crowdfunding campaign for their latest prototype in ...

This cement-block frame, earthbag-infill house was the first of its kind in Utah to receive a building permit. You can build a magnificent shelter with a couple of rolls of barbed wire, a bale of bags ...

One of the greatest needs in the world is disaster-resistant housing – houses that can hold up against hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, flooding and other natural disasters. Events like this that ...

The Nakuru earthbag orphanage stands out from the surrounding architectural typology, which is dominated by stone and concrete homes. The use of local earth as the primary construction material not ...

Are you looking for a DIY construction technique for building an affordable earthquake-, flood-, and bullet-resistant home? Look no further. Many years ago, after spending a significant amount of time ...

F.L.O.E.!(For the Love of Earthbags!) is a design project in rural Nepal that is bringing the sustainable building method of earthbag construction to mountain communities. The project is an initiative ...

The only power tool used on site was a battery-powered hand drill, except for a diesel-powered generator used for three days for welding the steel roofing. Future Masoro houses will use timber instead ...

Cob hands. Taken at The Firefly Gathering by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt The massive earthquake that rattled Nepal on April 25 and the powerful aftershocks that followed have left much of the nation in ...

Thousands of people in Puerto Rico are still living under blue tarps three years after Hurricane Maria struck the island, and more than 30,000 families have asked the government for assistance after ...