On the site of a former brickworks in rural Wiltshire, London-based Tuckey Design Studio has completed a new country house ...

Rammed earth is one of humanity’s oldest methods of construction, packing natural raw components like dirt, chalk, and lime into a hard material resembling adobe. But where adobe requires dry weather ...

A: Typically, when using rammed-earth construction, forms are built that are one-foot thick and then filled with a mixture of gravel, sand, silt and clay. You will end up with finished walls that ...

In response to some of the challenges of climate change, the building industry is turning to some throwback techniques to reduce site impact, but also create “thermal” structures that promote passive ...

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 ...