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Why Build With Earth? (1/2)

Uploaded by: redpharmacist
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interview with Michael G. Smith (3/8)

Tags for this video: adobe architecture building cob earth ecological natural rammed

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Good points. I'll ... ( 1 year ago by Zarbod)

Good points. I'll have to try that.

this is all good ... ( 1 year ago by lowerself)

this is all good and true and whatnot... but i can't wait until elastic illusion learns green building once they've covered breakdancing, it would jumpstart random people to find it fun.

Good information! I ... ( 1 year ago by Kaberf)

Good information! I never considered using kob with rammed earth until this video, but I like your idea of the stove being near the kob wall (and aparantly through it) to radiate heat slowly. It drives me crazy that "modern" homes have to practically blow a furnace non stop in some climates.

The comment by ... ( 8 months ago by kingdomtuba)

The comment by lowerself, I believe, is some sort of mind bending/hypnotic comment to disrupt peoples thoughts, you can ignore it or deal with as you see fit.

I'm partial to " ... ( 3 weeks ago by eddiequest2)

I'm partial to "Cast Earth", myself. Its tensile and compressive strengths are astronomical. And the prime binder, calcined gypsum, is easily made (limestone). But there is, of course, a very strong argument for using local soils.