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Ancient 'cob house' building technique may be key to cheap sustainable homes: 'All the comforts of home and the natural world'

Do you find yourself staring at concrete walls, daydreaming about an idyllic life close to nature? Does the sight of drywall make you want to pack your bags, lock the door, and run off into the forest ...

Cob is a natural building material that can one day replace cement in construction

The CobBauge project, which is testing out cob (a mix between earth, fiber and water) as the main building material, is a ...
Santa Clara University

Making Sustainable Cob Building Safer, More Accessible

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 ...
Discover Magazine

It’s Time to Rethink the Cob House

Baking in the warmth of California’s Cumaya Valley stand three small structures made of an ancient building material: cob. The material is a mixture of clay-heavy soil, straw, sand and water that — ...
Business Insider

A Montana couple spent $20,000 building a 2-bedroom house, and now they're debt-free. There's just one catch: The house is made of clay, sand, and straw.

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Building an earthen home from scratch might sound daunting to some, but for Daniel and Katherine Ray, it's their way of ...
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Ancient 'cob house' building technique may be key to cheap sustainable homes: 'All the comforts of home and the natural world'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Getty Images Do you find yourself staring at concrete walls, daydreaming about an idyllic life close to nature? Does ...