Making homes out of clay, sand and straw — a material called “cob” — might raise eyebrows in earthquake country, but Bay Area devotees are hoping to gain acceptance for what they say is an inexpensive ...

The house is designed on ecologically sustainable principles. To the north side, an unheated ‘buffer’ space is enclosed by a curved cob wall, while the south side is glazed to maximise natural ...

Engineering professor Mark Aschheim launched students in key research that underpins new cob building code. Engineering professor launched students in key research that underpins new cob building code ...

A ll of us have heard of mud walls, possibly the wall material for majority of standing structures in India today including all rural buildings. Of course, the increasing presence of burnt bricks and ...

From earthships to container homes, sustainable architecture only continues to get more popular. One type of building that's making its way out of the off-grid margins is the cob house. Made of a ...

The villagers of Blewbury maintain one of the traditional features of the chalk landscapes, cob walls, of which only a few remain, writes ELIZABETH EDWARDS Keeping a village spick and span is a ...

Let us take a quick quiz. What are the building materials employed during the early days of human settlements? Mud, wood, stone and bamboo. What could be the most ancient design approach still in use ...