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

So close to the top!

Just when you think this might go on forever....

First row of the day.

29 Palms bird

Not as easy as you think...

A view from inside, looking out to the entrance.

Looking up at the leaning arch from inside the dome.

Looking up at the leaning arch from outside the dome.

Raquel made us incredibly productive today, 4 rows!!

A look down into the main dome.

I'm a loner, Dottie, a rebel!

1 bucket at a time, all hand mixed stabilized earth! 

A nice view of the leaning arch entrance and the dome rows coming in!

I know the top row of the small dome looks a little wonky but it holds the porthole in place.

A look at the porthole skylight from the outside. Yes it opens down!

Sunset W.I.P.

Sunset W.I.P.

Almost the last of the rows.

Plaster fixes all.

This hole is looking small now!

What part of "not a picture guy don't you understand?"

A long building day requires mama's papas for energy!

yes he is quite a catch!

Leaning Arch Day

Scary Ninja School of Death

Run Rabbit, March 1st... Jack Rabbit

HDRI on - oooh!

Bird family in the Cholla bush laid eggs!