LSU Civil Engineering Professor Hai "Thomas" Lin. Courtesy Louisiana State University College of Engineering Earthen buildings are nothing new—in fact, they’re one of the earliest forms of ...

As part of our Building with Cob series, we've put together an overview of cob and other traditional earthen building materials used around the world, including adobe and rammed earth. Building with ...

under your feet, and it doesn’t come with all the carbon baggage that other [building] materials come with,” says studio founder Jonathan Tuckey. As a building technique, rammed earth—which combines ...

Rammed Earth House, an experimental Wiltshire home by Tuckey Design Studio, underlines the durable, energy-efficient material ...

Louise Cooke is a Trustee of Earth Building UK and Ireland - a charity promoting the understanding of earth as a building material. The epicentre was high in the Atlas Mountains. Entire villages have ...

Gallery opens April 30th at 7pm. Join us for a very special exhibition in the lobby of Higgins Hall from May 1st-7th! “Down to Earth: Indigenous Building Technologies” will feature the work of ...