The engineered and patented EarthBag Construction system utilises specially designed and patented polypropylene bags, developed and manufactured in Cape Town, South Africa.

The unique design of the bags and the way that they are employed in the EarthBag Construction System, results in structures that have an unrivalled combination of characteristics. These are summarised below.

• environmentally friendly - using locally produced, recycled
   by-product

• 70% carbon footprint reduction compared with standard materials

• minimal timber and water usage

• superb thermal insulation- summer cool and winter warmth

• exceptional acoustic damping

• structurally-sound and durable

• termite and corrosion proof

• non-toxic, fire and mortar resistant and bullet proof!

• inexpensive

• excellent job creation and community microbusiness
  opportunities

• user-friendly and easy to build

• temporary structures quickly erected and de-constructed, all
   materials available for re-use

Engineering data and professional support - the EarthBag Construction System was the subject of study in the department of structural engineering at the CApe Peninsula University of  Technology in 2008. The system was tested to Agrement Board specifications and easily exceeded the specified standards.

The system is now being used in a sustainable design for Engen Petroleum International, who have a multi-million dollar programme of service station construction in Central and East Africa. They have adopted the system owing to it's comprehensive addressing of the'triple bottom line' - economic, environmental and social sustainability.

They have also chosen the system for a high-profile project in Cibitoke Province, Burundi, at the specific request of the President of Burundi, His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza.

As an example of how the system will slash the cost of transport in a major construction project, sufficient EarthBags to build the walls for two hundred 40m2 houses, can be transported in one standard 12 metre shipping container!

one		= 200

For a more in depth review of the benefits of the EarthBag Construction System please refer to the document 'Benefits of Using the EarthBag Construction System'.