Breakthrough Technology For Affordable,

Energy Efficient Construction

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A new direction for Cast Earth:

In the Southwest desert is by far the largest Cast Earth application to date. The Cast Earth portion was completed in April, 2002.

This building complex of approximately 14,000 square feet, containing over 700 cubic yards of Cast Earth, is a highly visible example of Cast Earth on a major scale.

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The First Cast Earth House

Prescott, Arizona, 1996

Cast Earth Considerations

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Links to some houses -- images and descriptions:

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Building Small Cast Earth Projects
Garden Walls, Dividers, etc.
Cast Earth on the Salt River Pima Reservation, 1998

eMail Cast Earth

build@castearth.com

Resume & Contact Info:

Harris Lowenhaupt

Some Cast Earth Affiliates :

Johnson & Cope, LLC, Austin, TX

Introducing Cast Earth in the beautiful Texas Hill Country

Mountain Earth Technologies: Prescott, AZ

A page introducing a building team involved in many of these houses and their equipment.
Rare Earth, Flagstaff, AZ

Rare Earth is a separate entity that also operates in conjunction with Mountain Earth Technologies.

Cast Earth In Print

The Natural House, 2000

Building Standards, Jan/Feb 2000, pp 37-9

Home Energy, May/June 1999, pp. 35-41

The Arizona Republic, November 14, 1998

AZ Home Section, Page 1

Concious Choice, March/April, 1998,

Page 41

Adobe Builder Magazine, Spring, 1997

Fine Homebuilding, March, 1997, Page 34

Prescott Daily Courier, April 12, 1996
Interesting Links

Sites with adobe, rammed earth, and passive solar info

The Earth Building Foundation, Inc.

Adobe Builder Magazine, Spring, 1997

RESNET: home energy rating systems and energy efficient mortgages

Rammed Earth in Australia

The Greenbuilder Program

Cob Houses (another traditional approach)

The Sustainable Buildings Industries Council

CREST (energy related info)

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