What You Need To Know To
Make Earthen Dwelling Structures!
Building Codes
North Central Texas Council of Governments standardized Building Codes
New Mexico Building Code for Adobe & Rammed Earth Structures
Building Codes in general dealing with alternative building modes
Stories about Building Codes around the USA
Publications
Adobe Builder
Papercrete
Patrick Newberry- Earth bag house construction site
Twin Earthbag house domes
240 GREAT Canadian-written articles on homebuilding-all aspects
Earth Plasters
'SAWMENT' (Sawdust, Sand and Cement)
Wood Chip and Clay walls
Green Building Materials
The Masonry Heater Association of North America
Straw Bale Building
Culvert house
National Lime Association
-Has many low cost booklets on technical aspects of lime
Lime Online Italy
-Has many good articles in English
Natural Cement
- all about a unique European limestone with amazing properties of fast hardening
Articles on Pozzolans (clay binders for lime)
National Parks Service
also
Cob Code Project
Ianto Evans' Cob Cottage Company
Jan's COB & Natural building
Development Center for Appropriate Technology
Down to Earth Building Bee home page
Earthfriendly and Self-Sufficient Architecture
EcoLiving Center
History of Cob
Joiners Quarterly and Fox Maple School of Traditional Building
Natural Building Resources
Papercrete News
Questions and Answers about Cob
Strawbale & Natural Building Site
Sustainable by Design
North American Earthen Dwelling Association