Earth Architecture
Buildings made with earth are economical, energy-saving, environmentally-friendly, and sustainable. Earth architecture includes adobe, cob, straw, and compressed earth blocks (CEBs).
Compressed Earth Block (CEB)
Compressed Earth Blocks, or CEBs, are construction blocks made with clay, sand, and a stabilizing ingredient such as lime or Portland cement... more about compressed earth blocks and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.
Compressed Earth Blocks, or CEBs, are construction blocks made with clay, sand, and a stabilizing ingredient such as lime or Portland cement... more about compressed earth blocks and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.
Cob Houses
Cob houses are made of clay-like lumps of soil, sand, and straw. Unlike adobe and straw bale construction ... More about cob houses and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.
Cob houses are made of clay-like lumps of soil, sand, and straw. Unlike adobe and straw bale construction ... More about cob houses and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.
Earth Sheltered
Earth sheltered, or underground, houses lie mostly beneath the ground surface. The surrounding soil provides natural insulation ... More about earth-sheltered homes and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.
Earth sheltered, or underground, houses lie mostly beneath the ground surface. The surrounding soil provides natural insulation ... More about earth-sheltered homes and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.
Straw Bale
Architects and engineers are now exploring new possibilities for straw bale construction ... More about Straw Bale and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.
Architects and engineers are now exploring new possibilities for straw bale construction ... More about Straw Bale and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.
Rammed Earth
Rammed earth construction resembles adobe construction. Both use soil mixed with waterproofing adatives. However, even with the waterproofing additives, ... more about rammed earth and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.
Rammed earth construction resembles adobe construction. Both use soil mixed with waterproofing adatives. However, even with the waterproofing additives, ... more about rammed earth and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.
Adobe
Adobe is a term widely used in the southwestern United States and Spanish speaking countries. Although the word is often used to describe an architectural style, adobe is actually ... more about adobe and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.
Adobe is a term widely used in the southwestern United States and Spanish speaking countries. Although the word is often used to describe an architectural style, adobe is actually ... more about adobe and other types of earth construction, from our architecture glossary.