Earth building, because it’s a beautiful, affordable, locally sourced sustainable construction material which reduces our dependence on cement, a leading contributor to carbon dioxide emissions.
This months project, local authority classrooms, are nominated for a Greenbuild award.
Take a look at our projects on the map.
Rammed Earth: a Code of Practice has just had a makeover, a great guide, a building course in a book, for self build, for earth homes, for anyone interested in earth building.
We are delighted to announce that the WISE building at Centre for Alternative Technology has just been awarded winner of the European Label for Outstanding Earthen Architecture in Europe 2011. Ram Cast acted as consultants for WISE
The 2012 Earth Building UK conference focussed on plasters and other products,and was a great chance to hear top practitioners speak on a range of topics, from new build to conservation, training to products.
Rammed earth has been classified as a BREEAM A+ material.
If you’d like to come on a building course for rammed earth its a great way to start thinking about how to go about your own earth building project, for earth homes, as self build, or for bigger projects scroll down to Teaching Projects.