Howdy!
So, I have been researching alternative building techniques for a long time. I've been all around the world in my mind and on my computer trying to figure out what will work in my area. What I keep coming back to is the wofati. Here's my dilemna...the trees on the land where I live aren't very large. I am a provisional member of an intentional living community and our land was once a hilly pasture (as was most of the land in my area). Since buying the land in the 90's, the community has let the trees grow back but there are a lot of scraggly looking trees around, not a lot that would be usable for a wofati I think. Anyway, that brings me around to my question. Could one use a combination of a wofati design with an earthbag structure...earth integrated? I recognize that I would likely need to use posts in some areas but it seems it would really cut down the amount of wood needed for the walls if I could do earthbags around the perimeter and then posts in the middle of the structure for roof support. Another idea for posts I saw was this...http://www.visualnews.com/2011/11/16/plastic-bottles-20-times-stronger-than-bricks/#more-26855...recycled soda bottles rammed with sand and then used as bricks (I am thinking like pillars that could support the roof).
One more...does anybody know of any round Oehler structures? Or round wofati?
