Rammed earth homes aren’t a new fad. In fact, rammed earth construction was taking place in 2,000 B.C. in Mesopotamia and ancient China. Parts of the Great Wall of China are built of rammed earth and ...
Built in collaboration with Rammed Earth Structures and specialist engineer Elliott Wood, the earth walls comprise a mix of ...
Azadeh Weber, 44, lives in rural Washington, about 20 minutes from the closest grocery store. She built a greenhouse ADU out of rammed earth and plans to grow fruits and veggies this spring. She is ...
Save for not building anything at all, building responsibly with what can naturally be found on a project’s site is arguably one of the most sustainable ways to go. Tuckey Design Studio’s Rammed Earth ...
Researchers are revisiting old building practices -- the use of by-products and cast-offs -- as a way to improve building materials and sustainability of the trade. A technique known as rammed earth ...
Climate change has spurred renewed interest in the ancient technique of using earth as a building material - Copyright AFP/File Mohammed ABED Climate change has ...
Baoji in Shaanxi Province has long drawn archaeologists searching for clues about the Western Zhou. Each excavation season ...