Jul 12, 2009 · Here we’re combining ancient wisdom of earth building with modern CEB machines – open source, under one roof. We’ll be offering North America’s first workshop on CEB vault construction – end of September, 2009.

Basically, a vault is built using tiles, and this requires very little formwork. The tiles then become the form for the roof. This technique was brought to the United States by the Guastavino family from Catalonia. In the OSE context, the tiles could be produced by a machine like the Liberator.

Jul 30, 2009 · In this workshop, you will get hands-on experience in the entire process of building a CEB vault with a structural, arched roof made of the same material. We will be building a triple-vault structure similar to the one shown in a previous post.

May 20, 2021 · Each year of planting, yielded hemp stalks, that were cured and used for small scale experiments manufacturing compressed earth blocks (CEB) and traditional adobe bricks infused with hemp fiber and hurd. A small decorticator was built and used for …

Jul 17, 2009 · In preparation for CEB construction – and in particular for the Vault Construction Workshop introduced in the last post, here is the soil pulverizer construction and testing of our first prototype.

This is a discussion of the safety factors involved in using CEB vaults. Visualize a catenary arch formed between two 4 foot high 2.5' square columns on 16 foot centers

Participants will have the opportunity to help build the laboratory section (6.10m X 7.22m) of the CATIS main campus building. Our goal is to complete the walls and pour the bond beam in preparation for the boveda Mexicana (Mexican vault) that will later be made with CEB cuñas.

Oct 5, 2020 · This manual is designed for dissemination both a theoretical knowledge and practical skills on CEB construction. It provides answers to all practical questions that site practitioners might ask (land-use decision-makers, architects, engineers, entrepreneurs and …

We are pleased to announce a “Compressed Earth Block (CEB) Vault” workshop – an experimental workshop where we will build a sample CEB wall section with vaulted roof.

We’ve got some great news on Inga’s House. We have succeeded in inviting Dipl.-Ing. Dittmar Hecken. He is the hands-on instructor from the Earth Building Course that Inga attended at the University of Kassel, in Germany. University of Kassel...