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Natural Building Techniques
IntroductionAdobe
Bamboo
Cob
Compressed Earth Blocks
Earthbags
Earthen Floors
Earthships
Hybrid Structures
Light Straw-Clay (Leichtlehm)
Hemp and other FibersLiving Roofs
Natural Plasters and Finishes
Paper Blocks
Rammed Earth
Recycled Building Materials
Straw Bale Construction
Thatch
Wattle and Daub
Wood
ConclusionBibliography
Adobe
Adobes are sun-dried mud bricks stacked with a mud mortar to create thick-walled structures. Their use dates back centuries in traditional earthbuilding areas such as North Africa, the Middle East, South America and the southwestern United States, where in all cases this building method is still in widespread use. Dramatic examples of vaulted and domed structures built entirely of earth still stand after centuries in the Middle East, testament to adobe's timeless beauty and structural integrity.
While in the "South" its use is mostly confined to those too poor to have access to other building materials, in the southwest U.S., adobe is often used by the very rich, illustrating its wide appeal. Adobe is appropriate in areas which are labor-rich and capital-poor, because it is so labor intensive, using local materials and simple tools.
Adobe bricks are made with a completely saturated mixture of clay and sand (and sometimes straw or manure), poured or pressed into forms, which are then removed. After the bricks have dried for several days, they are turned on edge for further drying, then stacked for transport or for use on site. The adobes are laid on an appropriate foundation (usually stone or concrete) using typical masonry techniques with thick joints to take up the difference in size of the adobes. Typically, mud mortar is used, but a concrete- or lime-based mortar has also been employed in certain cases. Various stabilizers for the adobes themselves have been developed, with most, however, relying on cementitious or asphalt-based compounds.
While adobe is widely appropriate, certain precautions must be taken to ensure the durability of construction. Wide eaves are often appropriate to protect the walls from rain, and foundations must protect the walls from splashing. Mud plaster is traditionally used to finish adobe structures with minimal or no overhang of the roof, requiring replenishment every few years.
Cement stucco has also been used in an effort to provide longer lasting coatings, but in many cases has proven to be destructive, as the brittle stucco can crack, letting in water which dissolves the underlying adobes. Because the stucco can hide this damage, buildings can collapse before anything is sensed to be wrong. In addition, indoor moisture cannot escape, building up on the inside of cement stucco, eroding the wall. Because of this, there has been a return to favor of traditional plasters using mud, straw and other natural materials (see Natural Plasters and Finishes.)
Many building codes place severe restrictions on adobe construction, essentially limiting it (and other earth-based building technologies) to the desert southwest.
Bamboo
Bamboo is a species of plant in the grass family. It grows very quickly, providing renewable material for building, tools, and utensils as well as edible shoots. Common in the tropics, many species of bamboo grow in temperate climates as well. Strong and beautiful, bamboo has seen a recent resurgence in popularity with builders.
Bamboo as a building material is not commonly known in North America because of limitations on the import of living plants, and lack of knowledge of traditional techniques. This ignorance is beginning to change, however, as timber prices rapidly escalate, and western builders become aware of innovative uses of bamboo that have originated in Asia, Central America and South America.
Utilized for millenia in these countries, bamboo can replace wood and steel in many applications. It can replace rebar in concrete, as pins in straw bale construction, to create trusses and other structural members, as decorative elements, and has even been used as plumbing.
Its widespread use in tropical areas, as well as unsustainable harvest for export, can have its dangers: indiscriminate cropping can decimate stands and endanger interdependent ecosystems. To address this danger, an effort to create sustainable growing programs similar to those for tropical hardwoods is currently in development.
Cob
Cob is an ancient technique of building monolithic walls using "cobs" of moist earth and straw. It is being rediscovered as a multifaceted building material applicable to a number of conditions. Virtually forgotten in North America, cob was popularly reintroduced by Welsh architect and builder Ianto Evans, who inspired intense public interest in his self-built cob home created for under $500. A sculptural technique which lends itself to curved organic shapes, cob requires minimal tools and can be built by young and old alike.
The process of building with cob entails mixing local earth with sand and/or clay (depending on the composition of the base earth) and straw or other fibrous materials to create a stiff mud which is formed into small loaves (cobs). These cobs are then mashed together to form a monolithic wall on top of a stone or concrete foundation.
The relatively thick walls (they have been known to be up to six feet thick) proceed in layers or "perches" averaging 18" high before slumping occurs. After a period of time to let each layer solidify, work can continue. Irregularities can be shaved off with a spade or other sharp tool as work progresses.
A particular favorite of natural builders for its ease, sculptural qualities, strength, and thermal mass, cob is also useful in combination with other techniques. Windows and other details are "cobbed" into place, and niches and reliefs are easy to create. While extremely economical for owner-builders, cob is very labor intensive and time consuming, with walls taking up to a year to fully cure. In addition, the curving architecture is not to all tastes.
Cob has been used mostly in informal or experimental buildings in the U.S. while code testing procedures are investigated. Cob construction is undergoing a revival in England as well, where proponents are rediscovering five hundred year old houses in perfect condition.