My team was on breakfast duty bright and early on Day 4, waking up at 6:15 AM to cook a nourishing meal for everyone by 7 sharp. My teammates Louis, Loue, Chandra Mohan, and I whipped up a hearty feast. Then we headed to the site, though I had hurt my hand yesterday so couldn’t …
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Day 3 started with our usual 7AM breakfast fuel-up before heading to the build site. We finished laying the foundation bags and started stacking up the first layer of earthbags for our dome. We also leveled out the exterior area for the buttresses that would support the structure. After a nourishing lunch, Mariana taught us …
Getting Down To Earth: Testing and Perfecting Our Soil Mix Read More »
My second day of Superadobe dome building started bright and early with a hearty breakfast at 7 AM sharp, fueling us for a long day of hands-on work ahead. We headed to the construction site where a foundation was already laid with gravel that needed to be leveled. We learned how to expertly fill the …
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I arrived bright and early on the first day of my Superadobe Dome building course, led by our mentor Mariana Jimenez. Mariana is a talented engineer with years of experience constructing these incredible naturally-made structures out of earthbags and dirt. I could not wait to learn from her expertise! We gathered as a group in …
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