Portfolio | Compressed Earth Brick house (CEB) reimagines tiny RDP house footprint
At 42m2 this house in Scarborough uses natural building materials to showcase the potential of earth building on the scale of a standard RDP house.
Guest post: Rammed earth on the rise
Rammed earth construction in South Africa has generally been stigmatised as a substandard and primitive building construction method reserved ‘for the poor’. Yet it is now gaining popularity for community social projects, as well as among wealthier clients. By Mary...
Building with Light Earth: A versatile natural building material
Light Earth is a sustainable and adaptable natural building material that blends clay and straw to create lightweight, insulating blocks for walls, ceilings, and more. Learn how this technique offers a durable and eco-friendly alternative in natural construction.