Straw, clay and reclaimed materials come together in a strikingly unconventional eco build in north London. Mary Richardson ...

L.A. County officials signaled interest in rebuilding in fire zones with natural materials, such as adobe, but advocates say ...

The Montana couple, who started dating in high school, first came across cob houses when they were in college. Cob is a natural building material made out of clay, sand, and straw.

Other architects in Bulgaria like Pramatarov are turning to eco-friendly local materials to build homes. At the Viverde Straw Modules factory near Sofia, eco-friendly building materials are produced.

While homes have been made from timber, stone, straw and clay for millennia, materials such as concrete, steel, fired bricks and plastic have dominated housebuilding in the past two centuries.

The utilisation of straw bales in construction has attracted growing interest as a sustainable alternative to conventional building materials. Straw bale construction integrates agricultural by ...

Made from agricultural waste, straw walls sequester significant carbon—about 1.5 pounds for every pound used, before factoring in material transport—and can even be composted when knocked down.

In many parts of Africa, keeping a home comfortable can be extremely difficult, thanks to the extreme weather. However, using ...

An ancient building material that combines clay and straw, her hand-built Sligo home, Mud and Wood, was the culmination of a longstanding interest in sustainable living that peaked in a 10-day ...

Traditional techniques and materials like grass and clay aren't the only ones being utilised at Wa Samaki– they also use discarded materials to reduce waste. An on-site gazebo is made from ...

Other architects in Bulgaria like Pramatarov are turning to eco-friendly local materials to build homes. At the Viverde Straw Modules factory near Sofia, eco-friendly building materials are produced.

Straw bale construction integrates agricultural by-products into the building envelope, offering significant thermal insulation, low embodied carbon, and enhanced energy efficiency.