Natural building using less flammable materials gain interest post-wildfires Officials open to alternative building materials like adobe Challenges include financing and insurance for new ...

Hello everyone! 🌿🏡 Today, we built a beautiful grass-roof house using mud and natural materials. This project took us 4 days of hard work, combining traditional building techniques with the beauty ...

Biomimetic materials are often so-called because they mimic the forms and functions of natural materials. Lay down crystalline sheets separated by thin organic films, and you have something that ...

Los Angeles Wildfires Spark Interest in Adobe, Natural Building Materials By Peter Henderson ALTADENA, California (Reuters) - Marialyce Pedersen stood in a white Tyvek suit on her Altadena ...

She wants to change the idea of a beautiful home from exotic woods and materials to affordable and made from earth. But she also sees natural building techniques as working for people who want ...

Pedersen built the bench and kitchen using cob, an adobe-like mix of decomposed granite or sand, clay and natural fiber, an ancient technique she says points to the future for her house and community.

Toxins released in the fires are everywhere. She wants to change the idea of a beautiful home from exotic woods and materials to affordable and made from earth. But she also sees natural building ...