I heard about this first a few years ago in the context of refugee camps. I think the idea didn't take off (not many countries wants refugees building weird bui

I heard about this first a few years ago in the context of refugee camps. I think the idea didn't take off (not many countries wants refugees building weird buildings in camps), but the selling points is that all you need to bring in as materials are the bags, barbed wire and cement. The bulkiest material is earth, which can be dug on site. Cement is optional, but improves structure's longevity. No bricks, sand/aggregate. Nothing to manufacture (other than bags). Most building methods require a building material industry behind them. Here a truck with a few thousand dollars worth of materials and basic tools is all you need. Labour is the main ingredient and non specialized labour is often available. ^1,000 yards for $1,000. You can get a large house-worth of bags for that. Have 10 kids? Make each kid lay 100 yards! ^I don't think you can separate how it looks/feels from the rest of the project. I think the reason superadobe keeps coming up in the internet "check this out" world is because of this. It's looks and feels like an accessible DIY project you could be very proud of.