Take a magical journey into CalEarth Institute! The Site Director leads us on a poetic, educational tour of their EcoDome (400 sqft tiny home built for only $10,000), emergency shelter village & environmentally-friendly superadobe McMansion. Hope you feel as moved as we did during our visit to this unique natural building paradise in the Mojave Desert. ❤️ *Watch more tiny home stories:* kzread.info/head/PLlvBXhDyr9H3XQbgDHQG23m1P_7LN1yyS

@Rashida961

3 жыл бұрын

Where are these incredible home workshops?

@Rashida961

3 жыл бұрын

How does one become a student at these workshops? Criteria, cost, qualifications?

@rafaelsoriajr

3 жыл бұрын

1200 sf house for 30k anyone could afford that mortgage.. the world we live in is upside down with regulations to keep us from self reliance.

@Rashida961

3 жыл бұрын

@@rafaelsoriajr even 30k is alot of money for unemployed lower income South African citizens

@barbaraheed3509

2 жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome but he really needs to take a drink . You can tell how dry his mouth is by certain things he says. It will be neat to see this place after people move in. Especially many homeless who at times don't really care about the history of the place. May of these homeless just want to take take take. I truly hope this works out really well. I'd love it myself even. ✌

I grew up in Kenya Africa seeing earth / mud houses that were round shaped and thatched with grass. As modernisation came, those houses were seen as belonging to the poor people or backward people. I remember visiting my great grandma and how everything felt in harmony with nature. Now, after watching this video at 44 years of age, I kinda feel like we were duped by the so called modernisation.

@TinyHouseExpedition

2 жыл бұрын

That’s fascinating historical perspective and is unfortunate how outside forces can create negative views of what’s really practical housing. Appreciate you sharing 😊

@mandandi

Жыл бұрын

Right. We grew up in these houses and I still love them. I remember doing national service at the Gemsbok National Park (Botswana) in 1992, the office was made from cement bricks but thatched. It was like the best of both worlds. It was warm in the cold desert winters and very cool in hot summers. Perfect! We spent a lot of time in there to enjoy it.

@Got2BOshun

Жыл бұрын

Duped & stolen from

@namunyaknkurrunah5749

Жыл бұрын

Lol...I'm from Kenya,didn't grow up in a mud house but I am certain I have to own a mud house. Also,check out Mara serena lodge,too much perfection in a mad house.

Nader Khalili may have passed away, but yet he still lives in our hearts, in his teachings, in every Superadobe build, in his students, and in his children, and in the history of The High Desert!

It is a very good book for beginners as well as for those that are already into kzread.infoUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt A very good basic ebook to keep as a reference too. I like it and the way the subject matter is presented. It has humor and that helps with the reading.

Need: more humans just like him on this planet ☺️ 🌎

This man is so mesmerizing and majestic. I can listen to him talk for hours 😭

I have seen dozens of videos on earth/earth bag homes and this man definitely gave the most information and details that most videos leave out. Because of that, this video actually made me feel confident I myself could do this if I've got the people to help out!

Man this is an awesome concept. Can you imagine if they make these for all the people in the world. I would live in one no problem at all. This could work in all countries.

@MP-vf8qz

3 жыл бұрын

We need more laws that protect the citizens/ homeless, instead of exploiting them.

@jedheart8059

2 жыл бұрын

There are homeless garden projects. There is the build your own home for habitats projects. These could be part of a homeless home building project for homeless people to build these as a project for counties that may have land allotted to building for homeless and low income.

I live in a government apt. I would love to live in one of these earth domes. God bless y’all! Love to all!

This guy may never retire for there. He's so knowledgeable and passionate about the work being done there. Hell I'm sold on the idea and I was already sold before i saw the video!

I hope you are training the next generation... Lovely...

If the bags were made of the same material as nursery fabric, they would withstand UV deterioration for up to 20 years without being grouted and limed. Just a thought.

This guy is bursting out of his skin with enthusiasm ☀️😎

Early irish monks lived in stone rooms shaped like these domes in coastal areas! Wooden buildings were more common but we can visit the stone ones all the wood is gone.

Visit this place in SoCal if you can. The principles in this type of building are so simple and yet elegant. They are not hard to build, are not costly, and appeal to the human spirit with their organic earthy shapes.

I like the rugged look,nature,and the reverence for natural elements. And some sacred geometry.

This video moved me. I want this. The production quality is absolutely awesome, really helped to tell the story and get the feel across. Thank you for getting this out there

Khalili was a genius!!! These homes are cosy, comfy, efficient, doable, space saving, environmentally safe, affordable and sooooo incredibly creative! This is my dream home I hope to have in heaven.

@barbaratacy6914

Жыл бұрын

khalilli

@barbaratacy6914

Жыл бұрын

khalilli

These techniques have been in use for thousands of years. Various forms and materials are used depending on where on the planet people are, but the basic concept is the same: long lasting sustainable living to shelter people from the elements. A great example to that effect are The Forgotten Cities in Syria, which go for thousands of miles buried under immense stretches of desert, still standing underground eons later. North African countries like Morocco and Tunisia also have entire cities built as one structure and are several centuries old.

@TinyHouseExpedition

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent examples!

Being a 61 year old gal , can no longer work because of arthritis and bursitis in my knees, hips, elbows ( and soon, my hands l'm afraid!!) , l have very little money to do anything with like this, other then the smallest one, but thatd work for me! It'd be great to see them donate plans to people so they could build their own home!! Thanks for sharing this with us!!

@yahrusha6946

3 жыл бұрын

Where you able to get the plans?

@askjdog

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully we will soon see more and more open source construction, agriculture, etc.

@desireerose2861

3 жыл бұрын

Yup! I'm a 62 yr old disabled lady veteran & I would love it! I'll be homeless again in 2 months. 😔

@kandiwolfe1125

3 жыл бұрын

@@desireerose2861 ....gawd Desiree....this just breaks my heart hearing this! I am so sorry! Why the hell isn't the VA helping you and other Vets who are in need of services?!? I am so angry with this fly-by-night so-called government of Americas'!!:DC is filled with life-long political crooks that dont give a who-haw about we tax payers except for what they can steal from us! I so wish l had a way to help you out hon, but l am barely skating by myself and am fearful what may be coming my way as well.... Do me a solid please and stay in touch on here if you can , ok? Take care...

@desireerose2861

3 жыл бұрын

@@kandiwolfe1125 thanks and yes,the Washingtonians rare all professional criminals and traitors. I'm sick of all of their lies. They've had it too good for so long that they don't even hide the lies. The way they have treated us during this pandemic has been utterly disgraceful. But the weary the VA treats the vets has been going on since Viet Nam. 30% of the homeless are vets. You can email me at rose.desiree@yahoo.com Best of luck to you, we all need it with traitors at the helm.

What a sweet, sweet, man. His heart is really into something that counts and is worthwhile. Helping the environment and people. People like him are the saints of the world.

Faster, cheaper and not looking like every other house on the street is better. Stick building is time consuming and energy consuming. It just makes sense.

A bunch of the little ones for individual and couple sleeping with a large public bathing and cooking area would be honestly dope af

Just think of all the homeless people that would appreciate a safe dome structure! How hard would it be to house the homeless?

@zoeemiko8149

4 жыл бұрын

So why aren't there some living in these ones?

@philiphicks1273

4 жыл бұрын

Zoe Emiko Because it’s in the Mojave Desert?

@RVBadlands2015

4 жыл бұрын

Pat Isaac I agree, but most countries in the state doesn’t allow this type of building.i love these homes. Love the Mohave desert.

@FirstGear83

3 жыл бұрын

@@RVBadlands2015 thry want u to buy cement and all kinda bull

@evalzeyn9730

3 жыл бұрын

Better yet teach them how to build these homes

Ian Lodge and Nader Kahlili and everyone else connected to this are are incredibly special people. Thank you Alexis and Christian! I had a ticket for the 2020 expedition in Colorado. I've got a feeling that whenever it does happen, it will be right on time!

@TinyHouseExpedition

3 жыл бұрын

❤️✨😄

Wow, wow.!!!!!!! The humble yet very versatile beautiful yet very humble adobe was "green" before the phrase was even coined.!!!!!!!!! .❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I saw such houses in Turkey, Capadocia. It's really warm inside when it's dark and cool when sun is up 👍

This man is incredible.

Very nice departure from the tiny house venue. Thanks Alexis for being so open to new/old ideas.

I first learned about Nader kalili in his Geltaftan style where he burns the house to make it strong but his super adobe is what he is famous for. I wonder how superadobe does against water

Wow, this is awesome. I just love the inside

Yep.What an adventure! Dreams come true.No one is saddled with debt.

How do you keep them from falling apart in the rain? Would this work in humid places on earth? This would be good to create as homeless shelters & build up a community. Create a larger one for a common kitchen & a larger one for a shower room & one for a laundry room. It would be great if you would teach these building techniques to those who are trying to develop homeless communities.

@SternDrive

2 жыл бұрын

But what you don't know is that "homeless" people choose this lifestyle. They like to not have people tell them what to do. They keep getting kicked out of homes, so it is simpler to just be homeless.

@trudiegentry-pears6810

Жыл бұрын

Not ALL homeless people choose to be homeless, the rents and prices have gone up exponentially for years while paychecks have stagnated! I have a friend that is working two full times jobs with exceptional pay for both and still cannot afford a rental or to buy a home! You may want to do more research on this subject. Obviously you haven't got the first clue about what you just tried to propagandist! You're simply Just repeating other propaganda excuses you've heard others parroting as well!

We can solve many of these world problems and will. Just have to continue to keep stepping into the right direction. These low cost affordable eco tiny homes will be popping up all over the world soon enough. Permaculture works being practiced by people like Geoff Lawton will rise everywhere too and be incorporated with eco villages to help show alternative ways of living to escape the enslavement to a mortgage or being trapped and dependent on the system for money to pay for food, water, etc just to survive. We will help build a more sustainable, eco friendly world for all on Earth to thrive in abundance with nature

@tammylewis8556

2 жыл бұрын

You are spot on.

As usual with California constructions, all of the costs mentioned would be less in other parts of the country. Homes based on this concept could truly help impoverished communities in the Midwest.

I love this cost effective warm environment I want one.

What a wonderful teacher you had and now you are that wonderful teacher :). THANK YOU 🙏 YOU are making a real difference PLEASE know that. Can you please DESIGN and TEACH us, for a whole new world where no one lives without a HOME ☺️💕💕🇨🇦

Thank you so much for bringing this fascinating project to us! You can tell Ian has explained it to thousands of people. I appreciate the volumes of information and the encouragement. 10 % would be a great start. This piece is very well shot and edited. Super job!

Fantastic - I learned lot and thoroughly enjoyed it.

I read the books of the creator of these systems several years ago. Very inspiring.

Well done Ian.👍👍

Ian was my master in 2016 is great man and Cal earth its a really smart and marvellous project for the world

Thanks for the video and for sharing this information. I fellow a family here in AZ who have built there family home with earthbags.

@TinyHouseExpedition

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Appreciate the positive feedback too ❤️

Exceptional in every way. I so wish I could build my own. I've wanted to live in an adobe house for years.

The white wall seen at 46:16 could be made with adobe like the other houses, and with wooden framing between it and the straw bales, a second floor could fit there. That would significantly increase the living area in said house. At 40:48 you can see how much space the second floor would have by looking at the edge right above the door and assuming that once the second floor is added then the space between the white part on the inside and the top of the door's arch would be taken by the second floor being added. If/when needed, further divisions of the space could be implemented, to effectively end up with multiple rooms.

I love these houses. So easy to build, and so cheap, even regular sandbags can be used in a survival situation. Since u can build 1 basic hut per day, I would love to see these buildings in refugee camps or homeless tent towns, where people and their kids are suffering and dying in shitty tents and shanty barracks. 1 small hut per 2 people or per 1 family, with the skylight and with the amazing heat efficient Rock Stove mass heater, which only requires 20% wood fuel, heats up the metal barrel for cooking and then slowly heats the bench and floor so the whole house is warm and toasty all day. I want to make these houses my mission in life, build these for others and for myself. Thank you so much to the creators for showing and sharing these incredible ideas, that have been used for thousands of years in Asia and Africa and Turtle Island and Americas and even remote Scotch islands (where Scots built these beehive domes out of flat stones instead of sand bags).

Great video and useful for use future homesteaders.

Beautiful work. Need to give more "man hour" data, not just how many days it took an unknown number of people to build.

Awesome concept. Too bad the community he’s looking to build, probably won’t happen...builders want hand over fist profits. I also think what they did was took the igloo idea and made it suitable for California weather. Again showing that what was done hundreds of years ago is still the best way. 😊

@desertdweller9255

4 жыл бұрын

I think the reason for it not working large scale YET is the fact that building these are illegal in most places in the states.

@askjdog

3 жыл бұрын

@Shannon Grady - Exactly, zoning restrictions. One would think this would be possible to change this in specific areas.

@BlueRoar_

2 жыл бұрын

@@askjdog Yup! In June 2021 CalEarth got an ICC-ES number for SuperAdobe Cement Stabilized Earthbags, meaning it abides by international building codes and will be much easier to get permitted in future!

I love his ideas, such a loving mind

I live around the corner from these. I love them

❤️🙏🏼This an incredible tiny complex❣️🙏🏼❤️(🙌🏼)EXTREMELY WELL THOUGHT OUT TECHNIQUES & VERY SUSTAINABLE , ENERGY EFFICIENT❣️Personally I LOVE THE HEATING FIREPLACE THAT BURNS MINIMAL WOOD AS WAY TOO MUCH DEFORESTATION IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE WORLD ‼️‼️‼️(😡) WATER CONSUMPTION IS GETTING CRITICAL & IF NO-ONE THINKS THAT OUR WATERS ARE PROVIDED & PROTECTED BY THE FORESTS AROUND THE GLOBE...THAN THINK AGAIN‼️ THEY DESPERATELY NEED TO USE SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRODUCTS LIKE BAMBOO & MINIMALLY USE THE WOOD FOR HEAT‼️ ANYWAY, MY APOLOGIES I JUST REALIZED I WAS ON CAPS🤭🥺(REST ASSURED I AM NOT YELLING AT YOU OR ANYONE LOL❣️). MY LAST QUESTION IS CAN THESE TYPES OF HOUSES BE USED IN NORTHERN CANADA ?🇨🇦? Or ANYWHERE IN CANADA? Thank you ❣️❤️❣️& WHAT AN INFORMATIVE VIDEO ON SANDBAG HOMES❣️❤️❣️🥰🥰🥰. ❤️TRACY❤️🇨🇦❤️

This is an awesome way to live. If I get the promise for the construction land i will build a round dome house under 10 squaremeter. In case of that size it is legal how you desire to build such a tiny house in my country . Of course you need to have the skill to live the minimalist life style.

Did not expect the Geordie accent but I'm very happy to hear it as someone from the north east.

this guy is fascinating! makes me want to visit and learn the processes as I lean towards minimal living

Amazing and beautiful buildings!

Wanted to learn key principles about using earth as walls for domes

So beautiful ❤️ houses

Thia is what I l plan to build on my farm in Nicaragua.. I'm 3500 feet up, spring temperature, surrounded by trees.. Where can I learn about this and how many people required to build a 400 sq ft house like the video..

Love this! Nice Video! The way to go if not wanting to be on wheels w/ option to move it.

Super Adobe amazing beautiful very much

What an Awesome Realization 😁💯❤

In South Africa there is the invasive Wattle tree which has most glorious yellow pompom type flowers - bees & birds love - also makes lovely flower arrangement - but the wood is XLNT fire wood... grow like weeds but are villiefied ...

@Rashida961

3 жыл бұрын

This concept should be introduced in South Africa. Im a South African too and this concept would solve the lack of housing problem here.

The World has always revolved around the creative few.

I love this guy I could listen to him for hours. This is so amazing and useful for our world. I’ve been dreaming of doing this for years. Thanks for the inspiration .

What a beautiful project. Monolithic structures are beautiful and materials are much less in cost. They don't have to be this primitive.

@edixasanchezpacheco3692

4 жыл бұрын

I want to learn about the construction coding

love this!!

It's amazing!

I could watching and listening about this hours and Hours ❤ thank you for this long vidéo and very passionate guy ❤

@TinyHouseExpedition

2 жыл бұрын

Most welcome! It was a joy to film him ☺️

I would have loved to have had one after Hurricane Michael in the panhandle of FL. I bet Im not the only one either. I love your Emergency ideas and hope it catches on !

thanks for giving me another obsession.

Loved this video. Seems like the new ways always seem to harken back to the old tried and true ways.

@TinyHouseExpedition

4 жыл бұрын

So true! Thanks for watching❤️

I love how U and every other video tell us how fast to build. One day, one day. Yea 10 people. How about one person working by himself.

Is lime paint good for the inside and the outside aswell? Is it sustainable on the outside?

Commercial CANAMO (Hemp) has a rapid fast grow cycle and 1 acre produces the equivalent "mass" as several full trees!!!!

Valuable information!! Wonderful and inspiring!! Thank you for this beautiful video :)

@TinyHouseExpedition

4 жыл бұрын

☺️❤️

These are my favorite kinds of buildings! I want one 😊

There's a HUGE misconception that burning wood for heat is sustainable. It's just not anymore due to the climate crisis. Imagine if EVERYONE burned wood for heat and energy, the local air quality would be terrible and so would the toll on our greenhouse gas situation

So beautiful to listen to the guide's passion and the options available through dome structures and Earth as a building block.

Hola, desde Chile, ciudad de Alto Hospicio, provincia de Tarapacá, en el desierto más árido... Estoy por construir mi casa con esra técnica, ya existente en Chile estas construcciones... por las ventajas especiales al clima existente en esta región; altas temperaturas de día y muy bajas en la noche..... Saludos!!

@TinyHouseExpedition

4 жыл бұрын

How wonderful! Best wishes with your build!

Earth structures are also recyclable with hardly any negative impact.

We go full circle - back to the earth - intelligently designed already.

You should use Mesquite root wood for your rocket heater, it's a desert dwelling bush, tree. Plus it smells great it is a natural insect repellent and it's very dense so it burns for a long time and it's great to use as a smoking wood to cook with. It's a native plant in the southwest more less in abundance in Texas and new mexico, so if you don't have it already there , then it will atleast grow well if planted. It also has a been pod that can be eaten, it's not the greatest tasting been, but edible non the less

@DesertDog8989

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, she's made flour out of the pods before. You will enjoy watching their older videos for sure!

Thank you for sharing. It went into great detail.

The question I have always had is if you can hang things in these. Does putting holes in the walls damage the structural stability.

AWESOME LOVE THIS!!!

I'm loving this!!

I love this so much.

Excellent learning about a nearly all natural way to house ourselves. They remind me of the igloo homes always shown for Alaska and cold places. 😂 Had to giggle at the last few seconds where you •point• to a variety of options: subscription, other videos, Patreon. Nothing above or below, beside except for the two of you, grass and background 🤣😂😊

Great job.. More like this is needed

Love it reminds me of earthship homes. Thank you

@lorirugato6463

4 жыл бұрын

I've been watching a family on KZread for the past year that bought property and built these for the kids it's amazing.

@TinyHouseExpedition

4 жыл бұрын

That’s wonderful! Can you share please a link?

@CherylSpelts

4 жыл бұрын

This family built earthbag bedrooms, for each of their four adult children--but with a more traditional style of roof, so still circular, but not domes... kzread.info

@TinyHouseExpedition

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Cheryl!!

@lorirugato6463

4 жыл бұрын

Oh getting older sucks sometimes can't remember the site name but I'm on a mission to find them for ya. You should interview them for sure.

I went to see the blueprints for sale, but they say educational blueprints with no engineering stamps. Where does one go from there?

I'm INSPIRED!!! 🙂🙂🙂🙂

wonderful vid. i loved it. thanks for the inspiration.

Amazing concept.

8:47 The Lime Cycle, in its final stage it absorbs CO2 whereas Portland Cement doesn't

This is amazing

Housing design isnt the problem; Zoning is the problem. Keeping the poor impoverished and writing laws to prevent these type of buildings is the problem. Earthship community in Taos has been there for decades but still remains the only area Zoned in U.S. for such structures.

@livingitup9647

4 жыл бұрын

Pamela Vesey: I couldn't agree more. Bureaucracy has dis-empowered people by denying them the ability to build their own homes, or even provide for themselves in many of the ways that were formerly just part of normal, smaller communities. We must demand-- as human beings-- the right to build our own shelters without the unrealistic standards imposed by bureaucracy, which create the barriers that lead to impoverishment and/or massive homelessness.

@RVBadlands2015

4 жыл бұрын

Pamela Vesey I agree, we have been fighting to get our house built and it’s a Strawbale. So many regulations. The state of California makes it difficult.

@christinarobleto1786

3 жыл бұрын

Talk to your city council & inquire why & how you can get around it.

Nice job!

There is a resort property south of Cancun that has these as rentals.