Rammed Earth Archives < Natural Building Collective https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/category/rammed-earth/ Sustainable building principles to connect, create, empower and educate. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:38:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-Square-logo-32x32.png Rammed Earth Archives < Natural Building Collective https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/category/rammed-earth/ 32 32 Q&A with Paul Marais, award-winning architect specializing in rammed earth https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/qa-with-paul-marais-award-winning-architect-specializing-in-rammed-earth/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/qa-with-paul-marais-award-winning-architect-specializing-in-rammed-earth/#respond Thu, 17 Nov 2016 12:06:13 +0000 https://naturalbuildingcollective.com/?p=69458 Otto cottage treads very lightly on a pristine site and it restores our ancient connection to nature in its reconciliation with the site, from which the house is made. It recycles its energy and water and waste, creating a space for regenerative conscious living.

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]]> https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/guest-post-rammed-earth-on-the-rise/feed/ 0 Understanding Earth II: Testing earth https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/understanding-earth-ii-testing-earth/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/understanding-earth-ii-testing-earth/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2014 12:28:47 +0000 http://naturalbuildingcollective.wordpress.com/?p=268 By Peter McIntosh (Please note that in order to understand what is written here you will need to have read my previous post on understanding earth)   Earth requires two properties to make it strong enough for building, compressive and tensile strength. In much the same way that steel works in concrete they can’t be […]

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]]> https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/understanding-earth-ii-testing-earth/feed/ 0 Understanding Earth: The beginnings of a Natural Builder https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/understanding-earth-the-beginnings-of-a-natural-builder/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/understanding-earth-the-beginnings-of-a-natural-builder/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2014 13:29:37 +0000 http://naturalbuildingcollective.wordpress.com/?p=153 By Peter McIntosh One of the challenges of working with earth is that no two sites are the same. The recipes one learns on one site may not work on another, because the earths’ found there are composed differently. Most earth building relies on a mix of sand and clay, which may be present in […]

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]]> https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/understanding-earth-the-beginnings-of-a-natural-builder/feed/ 1 Using natural materials: A comparison https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/using-natural-materials-a-comparison/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/using-natural-materials-a-comparison/#respond Sun, 09 Mar 2014 09:51:49 +0000 http://naturalbuildingcollective.wordpress.com/?p=91 by Malcolm Worby Using natural materials for construction of dwellings and community buildings, is the oldest method of building since humans moved away from caves. In fact, more people in the world live in houses built of natural materials, than any other type of building material. It is therefore the most common method of building […]

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