6 days ago by Owen Geiger

Consider staying in a yurt while you build your earthbag house. Related: Roundhouse with Yurt earthbag house design. Wild Horses of Mongolia with Julia Roberts

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18 days ago by pdmselfdefense.com

4d. Granular snow Granular snow needs to be attended to more often, because it is prone to collapsing.br> Therefore, on construction of a snow cave using granular snow, it is wise and prudent to work in teams of two builders. Have one team member work from the interior while the other team member pe ...

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21 days ago by Glenn Meyers

On a flat tract of ground at the Denver Sustainability Park, the shelter Ed Ryan has erected looks much like the yurts of Mongolian nomads. “I like to think of it as a better yurt,” says the Colorado planner developer. He should know. He spent the last seven years developing and perfecting the circH ...

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23 days ago by Owen Geiger

The blog post the other day about Temporary Shelters made with straw bales was a big hit and so I located this old instructional video and got it uploaded to my YouTube channel. I’ve already received more positive comments than most any of my other videos. This video has an incredible story. It was ...

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25 days ago by Will Humble

Families often get split up when there is an emergency– but they shouldn’t have to split up at a shelter. ADHS, along with the Arizona Statewide Independent Living Council and other partners, found a way to reduce that problem. Using CDC grant funds, we purchased special equipment that will let peop ...

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28 days ago by Owen Geiger

Craftsman Bamboo and Plastic Bottle House (click to enlarge) I submitted my final house design proposal for the Shelters for All housing competition. As posted previously, I chose a bamboo and plastic bottle wall design that best meets the design criteria. Entry requirements called for a one page su ...

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29 days ago by Craig Shields

Here’s a product we support that may at first blush seem a bit far afield from 2GreenEnergy’s normal business arena: LifeCube. It’s on-demand emergency shelter for disaster response. In less than five minutes after arriving on the scene, a two-man first-responder team can assemble a sturdy, solid-fl ...

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31 days ago by Owen Geiger

Straw Bale Emergency Shelter: complete plans are free online. So, you’ve bought a piece of land in a remote, rural area with few or no building codes and more jackrabbits than people. Where do you live while you’re building your sustainable home? Pay rent? Nah, that’s so twentieth century. You want ...

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35 days ago by Kepis

I eventually got round to trying out a 'Pocket Tarp' today, a little while ago i was gifted a piece of Ripstop nylon that had been part of an old tent, the piece of ripstop is triangular in section and i thought it might be rather useful as a pocket sized tarp / mini shelter sheet. The Ripstop still ...

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54 days ago by Owen Geiger

The earthbag village in Bongnol Haiti continues to grow slowly (10 houses in the past 9 months). Again, thanks to Patti Stouter for her wonderful guidance. Thank you for the inspiration of your website. The Haiti Christian Development Project has completed 10 of 14 planned earthbag houses for earthq ...

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