Earthbag building can happen fairly rapidly, but to create a home in one day would be a bit of a miracle. Even with a trained crew it would take many days to complete a livable structure.

While thick walls of earth will certainly buffer the interior temperature from the extremes of heat and cold, in areas of extreme weather some form of insulation is also needed to be comfortable over time.

In most areas, the foundation trench should be first be filled with gravel, or the first few rows of bags should be filled with gravel, to keep water from wicking up into the walls.

I would emphasize the need to quickly plaster the bags, since the UV in sunlight will soon deteriorate the material and compromise the structure.

I encourage you to read more about all of this at my websites: http://www.earthbagbuilding.com, http://www.earthbagstructures.com and http://www.greenhomebuilding.com.

What gave Hurricane Katrina its extra-special punch?  Was it global warming, a crumbling infrastructure, official bungling, something else or some combination…

Next do we sue all licensed drivers because the exhaust causes global warming?

Class action lawsuits are getting out of hand in most cases.