Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series, 8)
Brand: New Society Publishers
Categories: Books, Engineering & Transportation, Engineering



Dimensions: 8 x 0.56 x 10 inches
Reading age: 16 years and up
ISBN-13: 978-0865715073
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0865715076
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Print length: 280 pages
Publication date: November 19, 2004
subtitle: Paperback – November 19, 2004
author: Visit Amazon's Kaki Hunter Page search results Kaki Hunter Donald Kiffmeyer
review: Editorial Reviews Review "This inviting, complete guide to earthbag construction is humorous, very well written, and chock full of good ideas and dynamite illustrations. When you finish reading this book there's only one thing left to do: get out there and get to it." — Dan Chiras, Co-author of The Natural Plaster Book and author of The Natural House , The Solar House , and Superbia! 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods "Natural building practitioners, like Kaki and Doni, have persevered through years of trial and error, teaching, learning, innovating and becoming respected leaders of the natural building community. As Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques demonstrates, Kaki and Doni are smart, they are playful, they are wise, they are fine teachers and they have lots of get down and dirty practical experience to share about how to transform bags of earth and earth/lime plasters into beautiful and sensual buildings. We offer a deep bow to these champions of natural building, who (we now know) are doing real and transformational work; offering us doable ways to meet our basic human need for shelter in ways that are restorative and sustainable to both the earth and the spirit." — Judy Knox and Matts Myhrman, Out On Bale, Tucson, Arizona "Who would have thought that you could make a beautiful, super solid and durable home using dirt-filled grain sacks? Earthbag Building shows not only that you can, but that you can have fun and feel secure doing it. With humor, integrity and delight, Kaki and Doni have distilled into written word and clear illustration their years of dedicated research and work refining the process and tools for this promising building technique. Their thorough approach and objective discussions of pros, cons and appropriate applications makes this book a must-read for natural building enthusiasts and skeptics alike." — Carol Escott and Steve Kemble, co-producers of How To Build Your Elegant Home with Straw Bales Review "This inviting, complete guide to earthbag construction is humorous, very well written, and chock full of good ideas and dynamite illustrations. When you finish reading this book there's only one thing left to do: get out there and get to it." ― Dan Chiras, Co-author of The Natural Plaster Book and author of The Natural House , The Solar House , and Superbia! 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods "Natural building practitioners, like Kaki and Doni, have persevered through years of trial and error, teaching, learning, innovating and becoming respected leaders of the natural building community. As Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques demonstrates, Kaki and Doni are smart, they are playful, they are wise, they are fine teachers and they have lots of get down and dirty practical experience to share about how to transform bags of earth and earth/lime plasters into beautiful and sensual buildings. We offer a deep bow to these champions of natural building, who (we now know) are doing real and transformational work; offering us doable ways to meet our basic human need for shelter in ways that are restorative and sustainable to both the earth and the spirit." ― Judy Knox and Matts Myhrman, Out On Bale, Tucson, Arizona "Who would have thought that you could make a beautiful, super solid and durable home using dirt-filled grain sacks? Earthbag Building shows not only that you can, but that you can have fun and feel secure doing it. With humor, integrity and delight, Kaki and Doni have distilled into written word and clear illustration their years of dedicated research and work refining the process and tools for this promising building technique. Their thorough approach and objective discussions of pros, cons and appropriate applications makes this book a must-read for natural building enthusiasts and skeptics alike." ― Carol Escott and Steve Kemble, co-producers of How To Build Your Elegant Home with Straw Bales Book Description The only comprehensive, illustrated, step-by-step guide to building with earthbags. About the Author Kaki Hunter is an award-winning actress who has been involved in the construction industry for the last 20 years, specializing in affordable, low-tech, low-impact building methods that are as natural as possible. Together with her partner Doni Kiffmeyer, she co-developed over the last nine years the "Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique" of building affordably with earthbags and has taught the subject and contributed her expertise to several books on natural building. Donald Kiffmeyer is a trained fireman who has been involved in the construction industry for the last 20 years, specializing in affordable, low-tech, low-impact building methods that are as natural as possible. Together with his partner Kaki Hunter, he co-developed over the last nine years the "Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique" of building affordably with earthbags and has taught the subject and contributed his expertise to several books on natural building. Read more