Saturday, March 5, 2016

Cal-Earth Open House

Not a build day, the 1st Saturday of every month Cal-Earth has an open house and invites the public to tour the grounds, homes and hear a lecture and ask questions. I cannot recommend attending enough! If you want to see what superadobe is all about and get inspired! www.cal-earth.org

Here are some of the photos I took of the various structures and things of interest from the day.


Eco-Dome looking at entrance, rocket stove, wind scoop, and bedwomb niche.

Eco-Dome looking at entrance, rocket stove, wind scoop, and bedwomb niche and kitchen.

Eco-Dome inside the bedwomb niche.

Eco-Dome looking at bathroom, entrance, rocket stove, wind scoop, bedwomb niche.

Eco-Dome looking at bedwomb niche, kitchen and bathroom.
 
A proper eyebrow has 3 brows, the 1st is on compass, the second goes out and the third goes in.

Perfect view of the stabilized earth vault ceiling, bag walls and a straw bale wall.

Beautiful bottle wall for a non weight-bearing vault end cap wall.

Reptiles. If you make cracks into the plaster, the plaster wont feel the need to crack. Side benefits include self shading, cooling walls and awesome texture.

Reptile close up.

Murder in Hobbiton (jk there is a hole from a dig site marked with tape for safety) 

"Homeless Deluxe" 2 room shelter from the book Emergency Sandbag Shelter: How to Build Your Own

Rumi Dome Entrance

Rumi Dome

Mars One - student built unstabilized Earth - passed California's rigorous seismic building codes making them stable during an earthquake.

Inside Mars One

A dome in the eco-village


Cal-Earth eco-village


Another dome in the eco-village

Interior of a dome in the eco-village

A different area in the the eco-village
Cal-Earth Earth One exterior

Cal-Earth Earth One interior
Unfinished dome that seems very similar to my dome!

A look at a way to create a second story or loft or deck by placing wood beams through pipes that are in between the bag rows.

A dome attached to a vault, next to another small vault.

Connecting hallway

Dome room

Big 25-30 ft dome

Arch Demonstration