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	These are made from an earth and straw mix, similar to cob, placed into moulds to form bricks or blocks, and then dried out in the sun. The most popular type is adobe brick. Normal bricklaying techniques are used, using an earth or lime mortar. Earth bricks have load-bearing structural properties but provide poor insulation.		These are made from an earth and straw mix, similar to cob, placed into moulds to form bricks or blocks, and then dried out in the sun. The most popular type is adobe brick. Normal bricklaying techniques are used, using an earth or lime mortar. Earth bricks have load-bearing structural properties but provide poor insulation.
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		+	* Unfired Earth bricks: as above but dried in the sun. Many of the examples below may also used material such as straw, hair or other material to help tie / bind the blocks together.
		+	* Fired Earth bricks: as above but usually higher clay content and then fired in an oven.
		+	* Stabilised Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs): Earth bricks which are then compressed with a manual or powered compressor and where the base mix cement or lime for enhanced strength and weather resistance.
		+	* Unstabilised Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs): Earth bricks which are then compressed with a manual or powered compressor and the base mix contains only earth and water, suitable for dry climates or interior walls.
		+	* Interlocking CEBs: Shaped with grooves or notches to allow blocks to interlock, reducing the need for mortar.
		+	* Insulated CEBs: Incorporate natural insulators like sawdust or perlite for improved thermal performance.

	== Earthen floors ==		== Earthen floors ==

Designing Buildings at 08:54, 6 November 2021

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	* Construction materials.		* Construction materials.
	* Do green buildings pay?		* Do green buildings pay?
		+	* Earth plaster.
	* Earthen construction.		* Earthen construction.
−	* Earthship..	+	* Earthship.
	* Hemp lime construction: A guide to building with hemp lime composites.		* Hemp lime construction: A guide to building with hemp lime composites.
	* Hempcrete.		* Hempcrete.

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	* Do green buildings pay?		* Do green buildings pay?
	* Earthen construction.		* Earthen construction.
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−	* Energy targets.	+
−	* Green building.	+
	* Hemp lime construction: A guide to building with hemp lime composites.		* Hemp lime construction: A guide to building with hemp lime composites.
	* Hempcrete.		* Hempcrete.
		+	* Mud brick in Iran.
	* Practical Building Conservation: Earth, Brick and Terracotta.		* Practical Building Conservation: Earth, Brick and Terracotta.
	* Rammed earth.		* Rammed earth.

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	* Hemp lime construction: A guide to building with hemp lime composites.		* Hemp lime construction: A guide to building with hemp lime composites.
	* Hempcrete.		* Hempcrete.
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	* Practical Building Conservation: Earth, Brick and Terracotta.		* Practical Building Conservation: Earth, Brick and Terracotta.
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	* Terracotta.		* Terracotta.
	* Unfired clay masonry: An introduction to low-impact building materials.		* Unfired clay masonry: An introduction to low-impact building materials.
		+	* Vernacular earthen architecture.
	* Wattle and daub.		* Wattle and daub.
	* Ziggurat.		* Ziggurat.

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	Moist subsoil is layered into a temporary formwork (shuttering) and then rammed (tamped) for compaction by manual or mechanical means. The layers can be rammed continually until the wall is complete, with no need to wait for each layer to dry out. The walls are then allowed to dry naturally once the frame is removed. Rammed earth is stronger than cob, but more expensive because of the shuttering required.		Moist subsoil is layered into a temporary formwork (shuttering) and then rammed (tamped) for compaction by manual or mechanical means. The layers can be rammed continually until the wall is complete, with no need to wait for each layer to dry out. The walls are then allowed to dry naturally once the frame is removed. Rammed earth is stronger than cob, but more expensive because of the shuttering required.
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		+	For more, see Rammed earth.

	== Light earth or straw clay ==		== Light earth or straw clay ==
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	* K-Briq.		* K-Briq.
	* Practical Building Conservation: Earth, Brick and Terracotta.		* Practical Building Conservation: Earth, Brick and Terracotta.
		+	* Rammed earth.
	* Recyclable construction materials.		* Recyclable construction materials.
	* Retrofit.		* Retrofit.

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	This article was originally published on [http://www.sustainablebuild.co.uk/ConstructionEarth.html Sustainable Build]. It was written by Jennifer Grey.		This article was originally published on [http://www.sustainablebuild.co.uk/ConstructionEarth.html Sustainable Build]. It was written by Jennifer Grey.

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	* Ziggurat.		* Ziggurat.

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Designing Buildings at 07:35, 29 April 2019

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	* Adobe.		* Adobe.
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	* Do green buildings pay?		* Do green buildings pay?
	* Earthen construction.		* Earthen construction.
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	* Energy targets.		* Energy targets.
	* Green building.		* Green building.
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	* Adobe.		* Adobe.
	* Architecture of Christiania.		* Architecture of Christiania.
		+	* Arup and Better Shelter at the Working Together For Disaster Relief conference.
	* Biomass.		* Biomass.
	* Clay.		* Clay.

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	* Terracotta.		* Terracotta.
	* Unfired clay masonry: An introduction to low-impact building materials.		* Unfired clay masonry: An introduction to low-impact building materials.
		+	* Wattle and daub.
	* Ziggurat.		* Ziggurat.

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Editor at 13:25, 3 July 2018

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	* Sustainable development.		* Sustainable development.
	* Sustainable materials.		* Sustainable materials.
		+	* Terracotta.
	* Unfired clay masonry: An introduction to low-impact building materials.		* Unfired clay masonry: An introduction to low-impact building materials.
	* Ziggurat.		* Ziggurat.

	[[Category:Sustainability]] [[Category:Construction_techniques]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]		[[Category:Sustainability]] [[Category:Construction_techniques]] [[Category:Products_/_components]]