Description: Essential Earthbag Construction by Kelly Hart Essential Earthbag Construction is an illustrated guide to building with earth-filled polypropylene bags, a low-impact, highly durable method of construction. It includes material specifications, installation, design guidance, foundations, wall plastering, basic utilities, seismic reinforcement, maintenance, and the variety of uses. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Earthbag construction - building with polypropylene bags usually filled with earthen materials - is a versatile, easy-to-master, low-impact, and highly durable form of building, suitable for structures from houses to root cellars.Containing over 75 photos and illustrations, Essential Earthbag Construction is a practical guide to this affordable method of building. Going well beyond the scope of other sources, this indispensable manual is packed with all the information you need to determine if its the right choice for your project, and to start building. Distilling decades of experience, research, and best practices, it covers:Material specifications, performance, and when and where to use it Pros and cons of different fills from gravel, to earth and clay, to insulative perlite, rice hulls, and volcanic stone Illustrated, step-by-step guidance for efficient bag filling and installation Details for various designs, including domes and arches Foundation options and seismic and stability considerations Finishing and maintenance techniques Tools and materials Additional resources.Essential Earthbag Construction presents the practical guidance and best practices for both the DIYer and professional to design and build high-quality earthbag structures.Kelly Hart is an earthbag builder, author, and filmmaker, and hosts the widely visited websites and His multi-dome earthbag Colorado residence is chronicled in the video Building with Bags: How We Made Our Experimental Earthbag/Papercrete House. Kelly lives in Silver City, New Mexico. Back Cover Build economical and resilient earthbag structures using simple tools and techniques. EARTHBAG CONSTRUCTION - building with polypropylene bags usually filled with earthen materials - is a versatile, easy-to-master, low-impact, and highly durable form of building, suitable for structures from houses to root cellars. Essential Earthbag Construction is a fully illustrated, practical guide to this affordable method of building. Going well beyond the scope of other sources, this indispensable manual is packed with all the information you need to determine if its the right choice for your project, and to start building. Distilling decades of experience, research, and best practices, it covers: Material specifications, performance, and when and where to use it Pros and cons of different fills from gravel, to earth and clay, to insulative perlite, rice hulls, and volcanic stone Illustrated, step-by-step guidance for efficient bag filling and installation Details for various designs, including domes and arches Foundation options and seismic and stability considerations Finishing and maintenance techniques Tools and materials Additional resources. Essential Earthbag Construction presents the practical guidance and best practices for both the DIYer and professional to design and build high-quality earthbag structures. Kelly Hart is an earthbag builder, author, and filmmaker, and hosts the widely visited websites greenhomebuilding.com and earthbagbuilding.com. His multi-dome earthbag Colorado residence is chronicled in the video Building with Bags: How We Made Our Experimental Earthbag/Papercrete House. Kelly lives in Silver City, New Mexico. New Societys Sustainable Building Essentials Series aims to provide the highest quality information on sustainable building methods and materials. Editors Chris Magwood and Jen Feigin have scoured the world of sustainable building to bring you the techniques and systems that deliver measureable benefits in terms of greater energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact. Written by the worlds leading sustainable builders, designers, and engineers, these succinct, user-friendly handbooks are indispensable tools for any project. "Distilling both his own hard-won experience and the combined wisdom of the rapidly-expanding worldwide earthbag network, Hart delivers a thorough, detailed and readable guidebook that tells you everything you need to know for success with this potent technique." - Michael G. Smith, co-editor, The Art of Natural Building and co-author, The Hand-Sculpted House "A must-have book...with practical and essential information on this user-friendly method of construction." - Will Beemer, author, Learn to Timber Frame "Hart demonstrates that anyone can build a home, so use this book and give it a go!" - Penny Pickerill author, Eco-Homes: People, Place and Politics "I wouldnt even attempt it without studying this book thoroughly and referring to it throughout the building process." - Rob Roy, author, Essential Cordwood Building and Cordwood Building Flap Build economical and resilient earthbag structures using simple tools and techniques. EARTHBAG CONSTRUCTION - building with polypropylene bags usually filled with earthen materials - is a versatile, easy-to-master, low-impact, and highly durable form of building, suitable for structures from houses to root cellars. Essential Earthbag Construction is a fully illustrated, practical guide to this affordable method of building. Going well beyond the scope of other sources, this indispensable manual is packed with all the information you need to determine if its the right choice for your project, and to start building. Distilling decades of experience, research, and best practices, it covers: Material specifications, performance, and when and where to use it Pros and cons of different fills from gravel, to earth and clay, to insulative perlite, rice hulls, and volcanic stone Illustrated, step-by-step guidance for efficient bag filling and installation Details for various designs, including domes and arches Foundation options and seismic and stability considerations Finishing and maintenance techniques Tools and materials Additional resources. Essential Earthbag Construction presents the practical guidance and best practices for both the DIYer and professional to design and build high-quality earthbag structures. Kelly Hart is an earthbag builder, author, and filmmaker, and hosts the widely visited websites greenhomebuilding.com and earthbagbuilding.com. His multi-dome earthbag Colorado residence is chronicled in the video Building with Bags: How We Made Our Experimental Earthbag/Papercrete House. Kelly lives in Silver City, New Mexico. New Societys Sustainable Building Essentials Series aims to provide the highest quality information on sustainable building methods and materials. Editors Chris Magwood and Jen Feigin have scoured the world of sustainable building to bring you the techniques and systems that deliver measureable benefits in terms of greater energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact. Written by the worlds leading sustainable builders, designers, and engineers, these succinct, user-friendly handbooks are indispensable tools for any project. "Distilling both his own hard-won experience and the combined wisdom of the rapidly-expanding worldwide earthbag network, Hart delivers a thorough, detailed and readable guidebook that tells you everything you need to know for success with this potent technique." - Michael G. Smith, co-editor, The Art of Natural Building and co-author, The Hand-Sculpted House "A must-have book...with practical and essential information on this user-friendly method of construction." - Will Beemer, author, Learn to Timber Frame "Hart demonstrates that anyone can build a home, so use this book and give it a go!" - Penny Pickerill author, Eco-Homes: People, Place and Politics "I wouldnt even attempt it without studying this book thoroughly and referring to it throughout the building process." - Rob Roy, author, Essential Cordwood Building and Cordwood Building Author Biography Kelly Hartis a pioneering earthbag builder, author, and filmmaker. The building of his multi-dome earthbag Colorado residence is chronicled in the video Building with Bags: How We Made Our Experimental Earthbag/Papercrete House. Kelly also founded and hosts the widely visited natural and green building websites greenhomebuilding.com, devoted to all aspects of sustainable architecture and natural building, dreamgreenhomes.com, which features a wide range of ecological home plans for sale by various architects and designers, and earthbagbuilding.com which explores in depth the many possibilities for building with earthbags. Kellys other publications includeRolling Shelter: Vehicles We Have Called Home, Remodel Green: Make Your Home Serve Your Life, andEarthbag Architecture: Build Your Dream with Bags. Kelly lives in Silver City, New Mexico. Table of Contents AcknowledgmentsForeword Chapter 1: A Brief History of Earthbag Building Chapter 2: Appropriate Uses for Earthbags Chapter 3: Building Science Notes Chapter 4: Material Specifications Bags Fill materia Barbed wire and other types of reinforcement Plaster Chapter 5: Tools Chapter 6: Foundations Chapter 7: Building Walls Locate source of fill material Filling bags Placing barbed wire and twine Laying bags in a pattern Closing the top of the bag Using a metal slider Tamping the bags Placing vertical reinforcement rods Building domes Chapter 8: Design Considerations and Constraints Vertical walls Domes Vaults Buttresses Bond beams Door and window openings Door and window bucks Arches and other shapes Spacing openings Vertical reinforcement for openings Lintels Wall thickness More than one story Below-grade construction Chapter 9: Plastering the Walls Chapter 10: Floor and Roof Options Slab on grade Masonry floors Adobe floors Suspended floors Roofs Chapter 11: How to Include Utilities Plumbing Electrical Heating Ventilation Cabinetry Chapter 12: Strategies for Seismic Reinforcement Chapter 13: General Budgeting Information Chapter 14: Maintenance and Renovation Chapter 15: Building Codes Chapter 16: Other Uses for Earthbags Retaining walls Cisterns Dams Root cellars and pantries Sculpture and art Resources Authors websites Other websites Books DVDs Workshops Bag supplies online Index About the AuthorA Note About the Publisher Promotional Build economical and resilient earthbag structures using simple tools and techniques. Long Description Earthbag construction -- building with polypropylene bags usually filled with earthen materials -- is a versatile, easy-to-master, low-impact, and highly durable form of building, suitable for structures from houses to root cellars. Containing over 75 photos and illustrations, Essential Earthbag Construction is a practical guide to this affordable method of building. Going well beyond the scope of other sources, this indispensable manual is packed with all the information you need to determine if its the right choice for your project, and to start building. Distilling decades of experience, research, and best practices, it covers: Material specifications, performance, and when and where to use it Pros and cons of different fills from gravel, to earth and clay, to insulative perlite, rice hulls, and volcanic stone Illustrated, step-by-step guidance for efficient bag filling and installation Details for various designs, including domes and arches Foundation options and seismic and stability considerations Finishing and maintenance techniques Tools and materials Additional resources. Essential Earthbag Construction presents the practical guidance and best practices for both the DIYer and professional to design and build high-quality earthbag structures. Kelly Hart is an earthbag builder, author, and filmmaker, and hosts the widely visited websites and His multi-dome earthbag Colorado residence is chronicled in the video Building with Bags: How We Made Our Experimental Earthbag/Papercrete House. Kelly lives in Silver City, New Mexico. Promotional "Headline" Co-op available Feature in: Green Home Builder Excerpts offered to: Green Builder, Fine Home Building Mother Earth News, Inhabit, Treehugger Advertising in: Last Straw, Mother Earth News Promoted on authors websites ; and that have over 10,000 unique daily visitors Promoted on authors blog / Academic promotion to natural and sustainable building courses Promoted as part of the Sustainable Building Essentials series with e-newsletter, social media, and advertising Galley available on Edelweiss Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the authors speaking engagements Simultaneous ebook release and promotion Promotion on New Society Publishers social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, our blog, Pinterest, and Instagram Description for Reader Earthbag construction -- building with polypropylene bags usually filled with earthen materials -- is a versatile, easy-to-master, low-impact, and highly durable form of building, suitable for structures from houses to root cellars. Containing over 75 photos and illustrations, Essential Earthbag Construction is a practical guide to this affordable method of building. Going well beyond the scope of other sources, this indispensable manual is packed with all the information you need to determine if its the right choice for your project, and to start building. Distilling decades of experience, research, and best practices, it covers: Material specifications, performance, and when and where to use it Pros and cons of different fills from gravel, to earth and clay, to insulative perlite, rice hulls, and volcanic stone Illustrated, step-by-step guidance for efficient bag filling and installation Details for various designs, including domes and arches Foundation options and seismic and stability considerations Finishing and maintenance techniques Tools and materials Additional resources. Essential Earthbag Construction presents the practical guidance and best practices for both the DIYer and professional to design and build high-quality earthbag structures. Competing Titles Essential Building Science by Jacob Racusin, ISBN: N/A, Publisher: New Society Publishers, Date: 2016-10-01, $34.99, Sales: 800 Essential Prefab Straw Bale Construction by Chris Magwood, ISBN: 9780865718203, Publisher: New Society Publishers, Date: 2016-07-01, $34.99, Sales: 800 Essential Light Straw Clay by Lydia Doleman, ISBN: 9780865718432, Publisher: New Society Publishers, Date: 2017-07-01, $34.99, Sales: 450 Essential Hempcrete Construction by Chris Magwood, ISBN: 9780865718197, Publisher: New Society Publishers, Date: 2016-07-01, $34.99, Sales: 1,000 Feature Author is a leading sustainability architect and natural builder and author of the Green Home Building series He is the founder greenhomebuilding.com, earthbagbuilding.com and dreamgreenhome.com Earthbag structures are earthquake, fire and flood resistant There is increasing interest in this construction technique because it is affordable, sustainable, easily learned and versatile This is the most current and up-to-date information on construction techniques Tells the reader everything they need to know about building with earthbags including: step-by-step instructions for building foundations; plastered walls, floor, roofs, basic utilities, seismic reinforcement and maintenance Includes history of earthbag building and the essential elements of building structures with earthbags Audience Natural builders, architects, D-I-Yers, homeowners and builders Excerpt from Book Chapter 1: A Brief History of Earthbag Building Bags of sand or dirt have been used to build military bunkers or divert flood waters for over a century. They are a good choice for this because they are easy to carry to where they are needed, can be quickly filled with local material, are inexpensive and are quite effective at protecting people and property. Of course these uses are generally just temporary. Using sandbags (or earthbags, as we refer to them here) for more permanent structures has only occurred in the last few decades. In 1976 at the Research Laboratory for Experimental Building at Kassel Polytechnic College in Germany, Gernot Minke started experimenting with ways to make housing by using loose natural materials. He found that some materials could be placed into fabric tubes and that pumice showed particular promise because it is both lightweight and insulating. At first he built simple corbelled domes in an inverted catenary arch shape, using a rotating template to help place the tubes. In 1978, Minkes team built a vertical walled house in Guatemala, using cotton tubes that were soaked in lime-wash as a preservative. Vertical bamboo poles were placed at intervals on both sides of the filled tubes and tied with wire between them to provide stability to the wall. The bamboo was also tied into the foundation and the top beam to provide an earthquake resistant structure. In 1984 Iranian-born architect, Nader Khalili, proposed filling bags with moon dust as a way to build shelters on the moon. He refined this idea for building on Earth by placing strands of barbed wire between the courses of bags, thus unifying the shell into a more monolithic and shock resistant structure. Khalili evolved the sandbag idea into what he called "Superadobe" by filling polypropylene bags or long tubes with moistened adobe soil that would solidify when dry. Khalili publicized his Superadobe concept widely through various media and began conducting workshops and seminars on the techniques that he had developed, mainly at his California Institute of Earth Architecture. Based on exposure to these ideas many other people started experimenting with their own building projects. Joe Kennedy, Paulina Wojziekowska, Kaki Hunter and Doni Kiffmeyer all initially studied with Khalili, and the more general term "earthbag" building became popular. Paulina Wojciechowska wrote the first book on the topic of earthbag building: Building with Earth: A Guide to Flexible-Form Earthbag Construction, published in 2001. This was followed by the publication of Earthbag Building: the Tools, Tricks and Techniques by Kaki Hunter and Doni Kiffmeyer in 2004. Akio Inoue has done extensive experimentation with earthbag dome construction, both on the campus of Tenri University where he taught in Japan and in India and Africa where many other domes were built for assistance programs. Kelly Hart (the author of this book) first began experimenting with earthbag building in 1997, after producing his video program, A Sampler of Alternative Homes: Approaching Sustainable Architecture. He later documented his experience in actually building his own home in another program titled Building with Bags: How We Made Our Experimental Earthbag/Papercrete Home. In 1999, Nader Khalili patented his "Superadobe" technique in the U.S., despite the fact that patent law clearly states that such a patent cannot be obtained if the concept were publicized for over a year prior to the patent application. Besides filling the bags with adobe soil, many people have successfully tried filling the bags with a variety of other materials, such as crushed volcanic rock, crushed coral, non-adobe soils, gravel, and rice hulls. Around 2009, Fernando Pacheco, a Brazilian engineer experimented with using open mesh bags or tubing, similar to the sort of material commonly used to package bulky produce. He called his technique "Hyperadobe" and suggested that it has many advantages, such as creating a more monolithic structure and eliminating the need for barbed wire and mesh for stabilizing plaster. In the mid-1990s various engineering tests were performed on earthbag structures at Khalilis Institute, proving the efficacy of his techniques and enabling building department approval for some specific designs. In 2006, at the request of Dr. Owen Geiger of the Geiger Research Institute of Sustainable Building, the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point conducted several controlled and computer-monitored tests to determine the ability of polypropylene earthbags filled with sand, local soil, and rubble to withstand vertical loads. Their written report concluded that "overall, the earthbags show promise as a low cost building alternative. Very cheap, and easy to construct, they have proven durable under loads that will be seen in a single story residential home. More testing should prove the reliability and usefulness of earthbags." Even with these tests and many others, earthbag building has yet to be incorporated into the International Residential Building Code. Hundreds of permanent and emergency earthbag dwellings have been built all around the world, some of them quite elegant. I wouldnt be surprised if many of these earthbag homes are still standing long after their conventional counterparts built contemporaneously have disintegrated. As an example of the robust permanence of earthbag building, all of the more than fifty earthbag structures that existed in Nepal prior to their devastating earthquake in the spring of 2015 survived with only cosmetic damage. In some instances whole villages were flattened with the exception of the rare earthbag building. This has not escaped the attention of the international aid community and the Nepalese authorities, who are now recommending that communities rebuild with earthbags. *** Chapter 2: Appropriate Uses for Earthbags Earthbag construction is remarkably versatile, perhaps more than any other building technique. It can be employed both above and below ground without concern for rot or degradation. It can create a thermal mass or an insulating barrier, depending on what the bags are filled with. It can be fashioned into a wide range of building shapes, from organically curvy to completely rectilinear, from domes to boxes, or combinations of all of these. It can be extremely durable, resisting fire, flood, earthquake, tornado, bullets and time. It can be quite economical, literally dirt cheap. The techniques are simple to learn and can be done by unskilled labor for the most part. The building shells are generally non-toxic, using natural materials that can be returned to the earth or recycled at the end of their useful life. Often very little wood or industrial materials are needed, so the building is environmentally benign. A simple rubble trench foundation may be all that is required, eliminating the need for a massive concrete foundation. Besides buildings, earthbags can be used to build dams, cisterns, retaining walls, and other landscaping features. What more could you want? Of course all of the above considerations depend on good design and execution in order to expect good results. It is best to become educated about proper design principles and procedures before embarking on any project. Hopefully this book will help you with this. Earthbag walls are usually rather thick and heavy, so this limits some possible uses. For instance they may not be the best choice for interior walls where space may be limited, where it may be necessary to run plumbing, or where there may not be an adequate foundation to support the weight. In most climates around the world it is best for the shell of a habitable building to be insulated from the extremes of ambient temperatures in order to have a comfortable and energy-efficient dwelling. Unfortunately, most soils are poor insulators, so filling earthbags with soil has limited utility. To remedy this it is possible to either fill the bags with a more insulating material or to add a secondary insulating layer on the outside of the shell. Lightweight volcanic stone (such as scoria or pumice), perlite, vermiculite and rice hulls are all insulating materials that could be used for fill. These materials are not available in all localities, or might be too expensive for any given project, so this should be a factor in deciding whether to build with earthbags. While a wide range of building shapes are possible with earthbags there are some design limitations. In general, vertical walls are quite stable when curved, but may require additional buttressing support when they are straight. Earthbags make great domes, but should be no larger than about 20 feet (6 m) in diameter and cannot be hemispherical; catenary arches are the best dome shape to emulate. Domes need to be circular at the base so that all of the forces around them are equally balanced; otherwise there is the risk of deformation and failure. Furthermore, earthbag domes are best limited to fairly arid climates, as it is difficult to assure that the final plaster will always be water tight in wetter climates. Vaults, except for very narrow ones (less than 8 feet or 2.5 m wide) that are well buttressed, should be avoided; they are simply too unstable. Walls that have many openings for doors and windows are probably best framed with wood because there are limits to how many such openings can be placed in an earthbag wall. Most earthbag buildings are just one story high or at most only high enough to accommodate a small loft area. It is possible to build multi-story earthbag buildings, but they need to be carefully engineered to assure safety. I would think that a basement with two additional stories above it would be the limit for any earthbag bui Description for Sales People Author is a leading sustainability architect and natural builder and author of the Green Home Building series He is the founder greenhomebuilding.com, earthbagbuilding.com and dreamgreenhome.com Earthbag structures are earthquake, fire and flood resistant There is increasing interest in this construction technique because it is affordable, sustainable, easily learned and versatile This is the most current and up-to-date information on construction techniques Tells the reader everything they need to know about building with earthbags including: step-by-step instructions for building foundations; plastered walls, floor, roofs, basic utilities, seismic reinforcement and maintenance Includes history of earthbag building and the essential elements of building structures with earthbags Audience Natural builders, architects, D-I-Yers, homeowners and builders Details ISBN0865718644 Author Kelly Hart Pages 144 Publisher New Society Publishers Series Sustainable Building Essentials Series Year 2018 ISBN-10 0865718644 ISBN-13 9780865718647 Format Paperback Short Title Essential Earthbag Construction Language English Publication Date 2018-05-01 UK Release Date 2018-05-01 Imprint New Society Publishers Place of Publication Gabriola Island Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2018-05-01 US Release Date 2018-05-01 Subtitle The Complete Step-by-Step Guide Alternative 9781550926569 DEWEY 624.1891 Audience General AU Release Date 2018-07-08 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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