What is EARTHEN Construction? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rammed_earth
Really don't think Adobe, Rammed Earth or Earthen Construction will work where you want to build or is sturdy enough...? http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/QandA/rammedearth/where.htm
A Not For Profit Company
http://www.idealist.org/info/Nonprofits/Basics1
http://business-law.freeadvice.com/business-law/corporations/non_profi
t_corporation.htm
Offering many revitalized ancient styles and types of Sustainable Earthen Construction including but not limited to: Adobe, Cob, Native American,....
Natural Construction - Utilizing Found Natural and at times Recycled Materials, mostly Dirt. NATURAL Building? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_building
SUSTAINABLE Architecture? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_architecture
Recycling through ECO Architecture? http://www.regenerative.com/eco-architecture
* Projects
We all have to start somewhere
Currently Accepting "Small" Projects
Artfully Hand Sculpted Outdoor Alternative Spaces including but not limited to Banyas (Saunas), Baths, Benches, Bike Racks, Coolers including Wine Coolers or Cellars, Corners, Dog Houses, Floors, Fire Places and Pits, Hot Tubs, Kilns, Kitchens, Mini Castles, Nap Houses, Ovens including Pizza, Pools and Ponds, Pergola or Wine Tasting Station w/ half walls, Pirate Ships... for the Kids, Showers and Composting Toilets, Smokers, Waterfalls, Waterwalls, Zin Houses...
Small Projects are restricted to being no larger than 13' x 13' and soil or building materials required should be available on site unless you wish to pay for them and hauling. So this should be taken into consideration. I would love to be one of the first in decades to build with native Kentucky grown Hemp added to the Earthen mix. Even if I am not. Imported Hemp is always an option when it comes to your choosing materials to build with. Yet, why should we have to pay to import it when so many small farmers need the revenue and it is now Legal to grow for Research crops to be planted in Kentucky? Building with Hemp? http://www.hempbuilding.com/
Kentucky Hemp
http://www.kyagr.com/marketing/hemp-pilot.html
Cost and Design may vary and is dependent upon goal, personality, space, available or selected materials and budget...
The following are VALUABLE RESOURCES for more info and insight on EARTHEN Construction
EarthArchitecture.org
http://www.eartharchitecture.org/
AdobeBuilder.com
http://www.adobebuilder.com/
Adobe.Homestead.com
http://www.doublethomestead.com/adobe/adobe.html
BeyondAdobe.com
http://www.beyondadobe.com/
LeadingEdgeGroupInc.com
http://www.leadingedgegroupinc.com/
MidWestEarthBuilders.com
http://www.midwestearthbuilders.com/
EnvironmentalSolutionsInternational.com
http://www.environmentalsolutionsinternational.com/
Tierra y Cal.com
http://www.tierraycal.com/
Engineers Without Borders USA
http://www.ewb-usa.org/
CEB - Compressed Earth Blocks
ou.edu/architecture/ceb
AECT - Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies
http://www.aectceb.com/index.html
VALUABLE RESOURCES concerning ECO-Architecture
5 Secrets Of Eco-Friendly Buildings
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/07/5-eco-friendly-buildings_n_3963834.html?just_reloaded=1
Eco-Friendly Building Materials
http://theconstructor.org/building/buildings/eco-friendly-building-materials/720/
Inhabitat.com
http://inhabitat.com/tag/eco-architecture/
ArchitectureAbout.com
http://architecture.about.com/od/greenconcepts/g/green.htm
Earthquake Proof Adobe
http://www.world-housing.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Adobe_Blondet.pdf
Britannica.com
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1008921/green-architecture
Home.HowStuffWorks.com
http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/construction/green/10-influential-green-architects.htm
EcoWho.com
http://www.ecowho.com/defn/e/eco+architecture/c50aa
GarbageWarrior.com
http://www.garbagewarrior.com/
ArchDaily.com
http://www.archdaily.com/396263/why-green-architecture-hardly-ever-deserves-the-name/
VALUABLE RESOURCES concerning SUSTAINABLE Architecture
Canons of Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism
http://www.cnu.org/canons
16 Green Building Material Qualities to Think About
http://greeneconomypost.com/16-green-building-material-qualities-18554.htm
AIA.org - The American Institute of Architects
http://www.aia.org/practicing/groups/kc/AIAS077433
Inhabitat.com
http://inhabitat.com/tag/sustainable-architecture/
ArchDaily.com
http://www.archdaily.com/category/sustainability/
ArchRecord.Construction.com
http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/building_types_study/K-12/2012/green-schools.asp
nytimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/12/arts/design/wang-shu-of-china-advocates-sustainable-architecture.html?pagewanted=all
VALUABLE RESOURCES concerning HEMP Construction
Homes that Hemp Can't Build? http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/construction/green/hemp-building-material2.htm
HempBuilding.com
http://www.hempbuilding.com/
TheHempBuilder.com
http://thehempbuilder.com/
Hemp-Technologies.com
http://www.hemp-technologies.com/page14/page14.html
HempMaterials.com
http://hempmaterials.com/hemp-building-materials/
InternationalHempBuilding.org
http://internationalhempbuilding.org/
Industrial Hemp: A Win-Win For The Economy And The Environment
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2013/05/29/industrial-hemp-a-win-win-for-the-economy-and-the-environment/
VALUABLE RESOURCES concerning NATIVE Forms
Native American Housing
http://www.greatdreams.com/native/nativehsg.htm
Architecture, American Indian
http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/a/ar007.html
Chaw-Se-RoundHouse
http://www.sierranevadageotourism.org/content/chaw-se-roundhouse-no-1001-california-historical-marker/sie0F812CCBF1B126EA7
The Construction of a Yurt
http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/articles/yurt/
SmilingWoodsYurts
http://www.smilingwoodsyurts.com/construction/
Build-a-Yurt
http://www.motherearthnews.com/homesteading-and-livestock/build-a-yurt-zmaz10jjzraw.aspx
OTHER VALUABLE RESOURCES
Alternative Natural Materials
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_natural_materials
Top 10 Alternative Housing Ideas
http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/construction/green/10-alternative-housing-ideas.htm
Project Neighbors
http://projectneighbors.org/
Started July 8th 2014
Currently in the Concept Stage in the process of becoming Established
Goals
Building Community, Customer Appreciation, Education, to Employ Others, Small foot prints, and Global Sustainability
Purpose
As funds and support for projects become available the big goal is to train and employ the Homeless, Needy or Unemployed to build sustainable homes for the Homeless as a form of Community Ministry. Would love to build an entire sustainable community this way.
