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Modern hobbit house: a tiny cob homevideos
It's estimated that half of the world's population lives in earth buildings, but for many countries this type of architecture was until recently fairly rare. Now materials like rammed earth, cob, compressed earth and mud brick are experiencing a comeback.A modern cob home- Cobtun House- in England ...
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4 months, 1 week ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Building with straw bale, recycled bottles & urbanitevideos
Straw + clay + water = cob, an old construction technique that can be used for walls, benches and entire homes. The folks at the Solar Living Institute in Hopland, California are mixing it with their hands and feet and using it to rebuild their intern center- a project taking shape from recycled ...
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7 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments