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Building Code Approval for Superadobe!

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CalEarth has announced that after two years of research, testing, and fundraising they have been issued an ICC-ES number for SuperAdobe Cement Stabilized Earthbags! This is a major accomplishment as the report and supplemental testing data will reassure building departments of the compliance of SuperAdobe with the International Building Code.

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News About Earthbags Solving Climate Problems

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These “SuperAdobe” structures proposed by Paoli and Ingley use sandbags, barbed wire and on-site earth as its essential components, and the bags are piled on top of another, plastered and painted. ” Typical shipping container homes and tiny houses can cost from $10,000 to $180,000 to build, according to HomeAdvisor. .”