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This is the house i have been looking for. I am considering this as my dream home and would love to live in one.

Living in the Sonoran Desert, Mesa Arizona, I'd be willing to live in anything that waqs actually designed to be habitable without $400 in electric charges from June to September. Seems to me that this might also be a good answer to the forest fires that have ravaged the wilderness here. Build out of something that doesn't burn falls in with the concept of "defense in place" right?

I met a refugee from Sierra Leone who wanted to build a school back in her home village. I helped raise the money and the organization Shine on Sierra Leone coordinated the building using sustainable, earth bag technology developed at Cal Earth. In this remote area, transporting supplies is really difficult. The 4 room school is now complete -- built by the villagers themselves under the guidance of shine on sierra leone staff. Very practical plus takes the tools of war -- sand bags and barbed wire -- and turns them into schools of peace.

I would like to know how to build one and how much.

Thanks, all, for the great comments and questions. As Micky wrote below, you can find lots more information on the project, including news on workshops and apprenticeships, at Cal-Earth's website: calearth.org.

These are beautiful homes, but the idea isn't new---check out Earthships by Michael Reynolds, which have been around for about 30 years. This kind of housing could make sure that NO ONE was homeless and that everyone could afford be warm and comfortable in their home! I can't wait to live in home like this--off the grid, of course!!

I, too, would live in one in a heartbeat. Simply beautiful! Thank you!

I built a very simple passive solar house 20+ years ago. It's very self sufficient and generates an electric bill of about $15 per month. I passed on bulding out of adobe because it would not hold up well in the climate of Flagstaff, AZ. Nonetheless, if the opportunity presented itself, I'd love to live in a superadobe house if it could survive the weather here.

I want to build one in Kentucky. I'm on a very tight budget, but I own a farm. I'd like to build one as an artist's retreat. Can you guide me?
Thank you,
CD Collins

Based on the beautiful pictures I found online of the Superadobe that looked like any fancy Bel-Air home, yes. Even better, this is a house I could afford to buy for my mother. The banks are probably against this movement due to its low cost and resulting lack of mortgage profits for them and other traditional housing beneficiaries that are not the eventual homeowners. I hope this movement takes off. Sad that Khalili isn't here to lead it.

Thanks for this most intriguing story. The traditional domicile is too "square," and I mean that in every possible sense. Domes are a viable alternative, but it would seem that a rhombus shape works best for both its spacial and energy benefits. Dicey Stewart's work in the field is key, as is shown here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUI3Xr1HOnY

I would not only live in a Superadobe, but would try to have business and neighborhoods built in Superadobe - makes perfect sense - no air conditioning, cheaper to build - and beautiful!

yes, very much so.

HELL YES !!!! I WANT ONE !!!!

Yes! It's a no-brainer.

http://calearth.org/
SEE THEIR WEBSITE FOR ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS

I'd live in one in a heartbeat. How can I get one or build one?

Cool! After trying to convince my local gov people that I wanted to build an earthship and getting the "you can't do that" run around, getting past entrenched industrial complex mindsets is an uphill battle. These look like very livable options that needs a large movement like that around the Taos earthship community.

This is a revolutionary, wonderful design. I want one. My only question is: Can it support multiple stories; can it, if so, be made into multiple apt. units on multiple floors? It is revolutionary even if it can not be designed that way; if it can, it could be "earth shattering"!!!!

You can also use bales of hay, this type of construction has been around for a long time.

where can i learn more about the construction of these homes or an experienced builder

I live in Saint Louis, Missouri and wondering if the dirty house is practical in this part of the country. Additional information would lean me in the direction to build or have someone build it. What is the square foot cost estimate?

Do you have a contact # for the people to get in touch with?

661 256 4868

yes i'm ready to live in a earth house. would you consider a trade for my moble home?
Not joking here..You say "it cost less to buy one than a used car'' My sweet 2007 moble home is for sale for 29.900 and that is more than a used car. I have a used car but need to hang on to that. Audrey

Yes! Sensational!

Absolutely! I would love to live in an Earth House!
1 - We must restructure our lives and live in a more Earth-sustaining manner so that our children will have an Earth to live on...
2 - Conventional residential architecture is as boring as it is inefficient...
3 - These designs connect us to our Ancestors and the Art of living in almost magical ways...

$ - Efficient, Earth-friendly. strong - able to withstand Mother Nature's furies, economical, and totally exciting designs!

What's not to love!?!

Love the design! Wonder about the New England buildability too. And think it's a brilliant idea to feature the house, or a whole neighborhood of these homes, on a sit com or drama series. Maybe a web series....

Yes, I would live in a superadobe dome - the insides look beautiful. Would the materials be suitable for hurricane-proof houses along the Gulf and/or in Florida? Conventional architecture seems ridiculous there.

Can one be built here in Massachusetts? Please get back to me. I will appreciate it.

Love it - and less money by far than the less safe and energy efficient buildings we put up now? Can I get one built in PA?

When can I move in? Superadobe provides many answers to housing, energy use and beauty that just begs to be used.

In a heartbeat, but not sure my husband would. We have to do something and I love the clean lines--especially inside.