Earth Building Workshop - Flexible Form Rammed Earth - Part 1

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Samuel Breidenbach, Ph.D., leads the first day of a hands-on Earth Building Workshop. The project is a 16' diameter dome in Tucson, AZ area. First steps are fixing the center pole, preparing the trench for the foundation layer, mixing the soil/concrete, filling the bags and setting the barbed wire to secure the bags. More information at http://www.TTEV.org

Comments

  1. I guess when he's finished talking, it'll be time to go home?
  2. What a great teacher.
  3. woh... I thought we were going to see someone loose a finger @18:43
  4. What are you doing with your legs while you're talking?
  5. Creosote are kinda like Republicans....you get rid of one and ten more spring up.
  6. hey i live in tucson where do you have your workshops at?
  7. rammed earth?
  8. Good thing those aren't creosote bushes.... 
  9. I was thrown off by in title "flexible form".  Did I miss something or is this an earth bag house?  I am working on making an different kind of earthen bag, much cheaper & very Green. Have Dr  Briedenbach get ahold of me, I think I am on to something of real significants here. Thanks Murf
  10. Is this not super adobe?
  11. Thank you.
  12. Great Job!


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Duration: 26m 59s

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