Architects also praise rammed earth’s high thermal mass—insulative properties that regulate a building’s indoor temperature.

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 ...

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 ...

The Rammed Earth House in Slovenia was designed by several collaborating architects to explore a combination of ancient building methods and the latest in sustainable energy technology. Have you ever ...

It was used to build the Great Wall of China and Spain's mediaeval Alhambra Palace -- and now earth is back in vogue as a building material. Climate change has spurred renewed interest in the ancient ...

When Marcus Miner and Tim Miller drive from their home in Las Cruces, N.M., to the land they own in the Galisteo Basin Preserve 14 miles south of Santa Fe, they travel past rugged ancient lava fields.

From India to South Africa, our latest lookbook collects living rooms that showcase the diversity in colour and texture of rammed-earth walls. Rammed earth is a building method that is constructed by ...

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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 ...