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How to build an Earthbag Dome?
Watch and learn how the Anitya community under the Joy of Impermanence project made their Earth Bag Dome.

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Our online Natural Building Course began this week! We’ll be keeping registration open until August 15th for any of you who still want to join us. The first live session and Q&A with instructors Sasha Rabin ( Earthen Shelter ) and John Orcutt ( Nomadic Builder ) is Saturday morning. All live sessions will be recorded for students who need to watch later. Join or learn more about the course here… quailsprings.org/courses/online-natural-building-course/

As the Quail Springs Natural Building Director, Sasha is a strong leader in our efforts to progress building policy and codes to make fire-safe earthen building more accessible. She also serves on our Board of Directors and the Board of the CRI - Cob Research Institute . Sasha has been teaching natural building for twenty years, half of that while residing at Quail Springs.

After a few years studying alternative building styles and building earthbag with a crew from Cal-Earth Institute , John came to Quail Springs in 2016 to learn cob, and soon moved here, joining Sasha as a Natural Building instructor and advocate.

We are excited to be offering this online course with these two again this year, and hope you choose to join them. They’ll be available online for instruction and consultation with students through December 8th, and you’ll have access to all other content until February 8th.

Register here today… quailsprings.org/courses/online-natural-building-course/

Presentiamo IMMANUEL, l'ultima Bioarchitettura realizzata con la preziosa collaborazione di VIDE TERRA - SuperAdobe Italia e a partire da un progetto di Rigenerazione Urbana condivisa col Comune di Paterno Calabro. E' la seconda cupola in terra, dopo quella consistente in un pit-stop per le mamme del Centro antiviolenza Comune di Paterno Calabro, che valica la nostra area museale sì da trovare spazio in un'area pubblica con funzione sociale e aggregativa. Stavolta dedicata ai bambini.
L'Opera Ambientale è stata concepita quasi a restituire un volume dalle fattezze organiche simile a una creatura marina o a un cuore. Negli intenti degli artisti e designer che hanno concepito IMMANUEL, infatti, si è reso immediatamente chiaro come un luogo utilizzato dai bambini dovesse conformarsi, quasi a reagire, al ritmo delle care e gioiose pulsioni vitali dei bimbi. Ancora, si è reso manifesto quanto uno spazio accogliente e dalle forme morbide, possa rendere calmo e non sfrenato il tempo ludico o l'ascolto delle narrazioni.
Non si dovrebbe mai entrare troppo nel dettaglio delle molteplici evocazioni che l'Arte, Ambientale in questo caso, Contemporanea in genere, sia in grado di promanare in quanto annichilente o castrante della fantasia del riguardante, eppercui superfluo, addirittura dannoso ma, in questo caso, essendo un'Opera "funzionale" si vogliono sottolineare alcune suggestioni suscitate in noi promotori. IMMANUEL ricorda la balena di Pinocchio in cui si rende nuovamente possibile l'incontro col padre. Da questa, appare anche chiaro il richiamo a Giona e al suo rapporto con l'altro, di Padre. Ma IMMANUEL ricorda, per forma, anche il muscolo cardiaco in cui finanche le aperture, che consentono l'ingresso e le acrobazie ai bimbi, suggeriscono la presenza di un flusso, quasi una portata atriale e ventricolare in moto. Del resto, cosa ci si poteva aspettare che accadesse in un luogo che si chiama Paterno?
Dedichiamo, pertanto, IMMANUEL, a tutti i nostri bimbi e al futuro che si dispiega luminoso a generazioni più sensibili, inclusive e generose di quelle attuali.
Grazie a tutti gli studenti dell'ultimo Workshop che hanno impiegato le loro energie fisiche e creato una coesa comunità così da imprimere tale potente segno in questo luogo e segnatamente a DAGMAR (Germania); SILVIA (Milano); MARSHA (Olanda); JAANIKA (Estonia); WILLIAM (Svizzera); ABDULLAH (Arabia Saudita) oltre che al docente del Cal-Earth Institute italiano Davide Frasca (Davide Vide) e all'artista Iwona Soczewka.
Grazie, inoltre, alla maestria di Giacomo BIANCO e Fulvio CICIRELLI per la cura prestata agli intonaci e ai dettagli di rifinitura (decori, pavimentazione, intonaci e vernici naturali) rigorosamente creati, applicati e posati in opera in modalità Artigianale.
Grazie, infine, al supporto dell'Amministrazione Comunale di Paterno Calabro e alla Sindaca Dott.ssa Lucia PAPAIANNI per cui anche questa ultima nostra "utile" "vanità" è diventata con-creta.

I've signed up for the April 9th Cal-Earth course.

Are there any Cal-Earth veterans with any suggestions on where to stay locally in Hesperia? TYIA ❤

A fantastic building we completed in 2020 at Sihirli Tohumlar Permakültür Çiftliği, based on a unique design by M. Pedergnana. The idea is to have a large thermal mass (an earthbag semi-dome) enclosed in a slipstraw-insulated wood structure carrying a hemp-insulated reciprocal green roof. 80m2 of living space, 3 rooms, a living room, a bathroom, a kitchen, 2 storages and a terrace 😃
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2020 yılında M. Pedergnana'nın özgün tasarımı ile Sihirlitohumlar'da tamamladığımız harika bir yapı. Bu projenin altında yatan fikir; büyük bir termal kütleye (yarı kubbe toprak çuval) sahip, içeride şerbetli saman dolgulu ah şap karkası olan ve üstünde yalıtılmış mandala yeşil çatı sistemi bulunuyor. 80m2 yaşam alanı, 3 oda, salon, banyo, mutfak, 2 depo ve teras 😃

Cal-Earth Institute

Cal-Earth Institute, a sustainable cluster of SuperAdobe buildings in the Mojave Desert, is revered around the globe for its Earth-friendly materials and methods.

It was the brainchild of the late architect Nader Khalili (1936-2008), who developed his revolutionary designs for possible lunar use by NASA, and as a freely available housing option for the world's homeless.

Dubbed among the most "environmentally friendly homes" on Earth, Khalili's adobe creations are warm in the winter, and cool in the summer.

Highlights of Khalili's sustainable architecture buildings include the Moon Cocoon (a 400-square-foot dome house with four pods which can be used as a living room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom); Emergency Sandbag Shelters (beehive-like structures made with sandbags and barbed wire); and the Earth One House (made to withstand California's strict earthquake building codes, harsh summer temperatures, and floods).

“Superadobe is an adobe that is stretched from history into the new century," said Khalili. "It is like an umbilical cord connecting the traditional with the future adobe world.”

Cal-Earth workshops, where you'll learn the fundamentals of building your own eco-friendly dome home, are scheduled throughout the year. Mini Open Houses are scheduled for March 5 and April 2, 2022. Cost is $15.

Cal-Earth is located at 10177 Baldy Lane, Hesperia. For more information, go to CalEarth.com or call 760-486-2031.

I'm really impressed with superadobe from the Cal-Earth Institute! I’d be building my dome home right now if it wasn’t for those pesky building permits! 😠
But we'll get there!

A fantastic building we completed in 2020 at Sihirli Tohumlar Permakültür Çiftliği , based on a unique design by M. Pedergnana. The idea is to have a large thermal mass (an earthbag semi-dome) enclosed in a slipstraw-insulated wood structure carrying a hemp-insulated reciprocal green roof. 80m2 of living space, 3 rooms, a living room, a bathroom, a kitchen, 2 storages and a terrace 😃
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2020 yılında M. Pedergnana'nın özgün tasarımı ile Sihirlitohumlar'da tamamladığımız harika bir yapı. Bu projenin altında yatan fikir; büyük bir termal kütleye (yarı kubbe toprak çuval) sahip, içeride şerbetli saman dolgulu ahşap karkası olan ve üstünde yalıtılmış mandala yeşil çatı sistemi bulunuyor. 80m2 yaşam alanı, 3 oda, salon, banyo, mutfak, 2 depo ve teras 😃

Cal-Earth Institute

Finally got to visit the Cal-Earth Institute!
They’ll teach you how to build your own home out of superadobe!
This stuff ain’t regular ol’ adobe — this is superadobe! It’s a lot stronger making it earthquake resistant for out here in California.

I’ve been following them for awhile so was stoked to visit and actually explore some superadobe domes (and even a full 3bed 2 bath house!)

I’d be building one right now if it wasn’t for the permitting red tape. It’s pretty tough to convince a building department to sign off on this construction method right now but CalEarth is working hard to get their stuff certified and recognized so it’ll hopefully be possible soon!

Thanks to The Mud Home for this very well written and detailed blog post about the guesthouse we built at Sihirli Tohumlar Permakültür Çiftliği

Cal-Earth Institute

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Cal-Earth, the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture, is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to providing solutions to the human need for shelter through research, development, and education in earth architecture. We envision a world in which every person is empowered to build a safe and sustainable home with their own hands, using the earth under their feet.

Operating as usual

09/18/2023

Love is the bridge between you and everything.” - Rumi

Private residence by Mark Reppert, Ian Lodge and team in Landers, CA.

09/06/2023

“Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” - Rumi

Vibrant pink dome at

08/29/2023

“Whether one moves slowly or with speed, the one who is a seeker will be a finder.” - Rumi

08/22/2023

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.” - Rumi

08/16/2023

Starlit magic in Minas, Uruguay at Valle de Domos

08/07/2023

The perfect place to share a meal, Khalili Cantina.

08/05/2023

Superadobe explorin’ in Japan

08/02/2023

“Heart, be considerate. Soul, be tolerant. Patience, run if you cannot bear grief. Reason, go and play your childish games.”

07/27/2023

Beautiful finishing on a superadobe design in Tenjo, Cundinamarca, Colombia!

07/25/2023

“Let silence take you to the core of life.” - Rumi

07/19/2023

The Strawbale Dome at Cal-Earth Institute. Built in the 1990s, this dome was built as a research project by students to try and combine more than one natural building system. As a hybrid design, the 25-foot dome includes walls built from superadobe up to 6 feet night, a timber tensile ring, and strawbale roof.

07/17/2023

Rainbow accents brighten up this eco hostel in Mata de Sao Joao, Brazil

07/14/2023

We spy a dome out there in the distance!

Rainbow Wasi in the mountains of Salkantay in Cusco-Perú

07/12/2023

“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” - Rumi

07/10/2023

Learn to build with CalEarth and in Italy this summer! ⭐️

This 8-day intensive course teaches participants how to apply SuperAdobe/earthbag techniques for dome construction. During the workshop we will build an earth dome with a door opening and a window. The purpose of the course is to give the theoretical and practical tools useful to design and build a small earth structure or living space. Participants will receive an official certificate of completion from Cal-Earth Institute.

Head to our highlights to RSVP and for more course info.

07/05/2023

Rancho Úha- a center for building, learning, and permaculture in Mexico.

06/22/2023

Blue skies at Valle de Domos

06/19/2023

“In this earth, in this immaculate field, we shall not plant any seeds except for compassion. Except for love.” - Rumi

06/16/2023

“Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.” - Rumi

06/08/2023

Learn to build with CalEarth and in Italy this summer!
This 8-day intensive course teaches participants how to apply SuperAdobe/earthbag techniques for dome construction. During the workshop we will build an earth dome with a door opening and a window. The purpose of the course is to give the theoretical and practical tools useful to design and build a small earth structure or living space. Participants will receive an official certificate of completion from Cal-Earth Institute.

Head to our highlights to RSVP and for more course info ⭐️

06/06/2023

Morning yoga with at . This adobe home was built by CalEarth apprentices!

06/02/2023

“The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself, everything that you want you already are.” - Rumi

06/02/2023

“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” - Rumi

05/22/2023

Beautiful superadobe build in Nicaragua!

05/18/2023

SuperAdobe is designed to work with in harmony with earth’s surrounding elements, not against it. Read on to learn more about this beautiful dome in Senegal finished with 30 tons of red earth coming from clay termite mounds!

“The small village of Djibelor is sprinkled with epigeous termite mounds (growing above the ground). These invincible fortresses, two meters high, are made of clay soil, cellulose and lignin from wood digested by termites. The termites clay coating allows the earthen walls to breathe continuously. The thermal regulation of the dome works perfectly: its walls are able to absorb and expel moisture permanently, thus controlling the temperature. When it is 95 °F outside, the dome stays cool inside at 73 °F.” - Rebecca Pelayo

05/16/2023

Gorgeous earthbag farmstead at !

05/15/2023

Swipe for an up-close look at this Diyar-E-Rumi honeymoon demonstration model!
Led by Permaculture Designer Alexander O'Brien and CalEarth graduate Zahid Iqbal, OVAL Engineering, and local labourers.

05/12/2023

“Love is the bridge between you and everything.” - Rumi

05/10/2023

“What CalEarth teaches is outwardly prodigious, and undeniably so, but what the general public doesn't see is the aspect of personal development in which every CalEarth student undergoes during their stay. Those of us who have been through Cal Earth's workshops/apprenticeships will know exactly what I am talking about. In my eyes, it is the epitome of the hero's journey.” - Sonny, CalEarth Apprentice and builder of “Tommy’s Tea Dome”

05/08/2023

“Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.” - Rumi

Avoca-dome in Baja! 🥑

05/03/2023

“Sit, be still, and listen.” -Rumi

04/26/2023

Make more time for love, friendship, and spirituality in your life with The Timeless Rumi series.

A collections of poems from the great Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi Rumi, translated by Cal-Earth founder and Rumi expert, Nader Khalili.

Shop now at the link in bio.

04/25/2023

SuperAdobe Home for rescued child laborers in Kolhapur built by Gandhi Worldwide Federation

04/17/2023

“A big effort was made to use as much local and salvaged material as possible even though this meant more work in sourcing and preparing it. So all the wood used is salvaged from old houses that have been knocked down and the remaining sand used as part of the mix for the walls came from less than a mile away.” - Ayal Bryant

House Quetzalcoatl, Costa Rica

04/15/2023

Blue-accented windows make all the difference on these impressive superadobe domes at Ecolodge in the Andes of Ecuador.

04/13/2023

All hands on deck! Swipe through for a peek into our latest workshop shot by

Curious about building a dome of your own? Come and learn with us and see what it's all about! Head to the link in our bio to explore our upcoming workshops at the CalEarth Campus.