Wednesday 28th May 2014
Today is another day for preparation now that we have been on site and know what we need to progress with the project. After watching films on the construction of Super Adobe domes that showed us step by step examples of the construction, we broke off into groups to get various tasks done. Some of the group began building the formwork necessary for the entrance door. This solid form will have to be in the dome for the duration of the construction to ensure the structure accommodates the door. It will be removed near the end of the process when the real door is ready to be installed. Another group split up to work on the documentation of this project, making sure a proper record is being kept of our progress and keeping the university up to date. Others went to buy the last few materials that we need.
Plans have also been made for some earth to be delivered to site this afternoon. For the earth bag walls to be structurally stable, a certain kind of earth mixture will be necessary, meaning we must source our earth correctly. The correct earth type has been found and is being excavated from a building site not too far from our own site. Around 4 tonnes of displaced earth will be delivered to Hill Holt Wood to be reused in our project. Lots of shovelling is ahead!