BROOKINGS, S.D. - An Australian architectural professor visited South Dakota State University in late April to advise on how to preserve a 90-year-old rammed earth experimental building on campus.

The author describes his experiences in the 1940’s using rammed earth construction techniques to build a rammed earth house, an oddball decision at the time, and how well the structure has served him ...

July 17 (UPI) --Earthwork construction may pose a significant health risk, according to new research. During construction, small, needlelike fibers from the mineral erionite can become released from ...

Earth-based building materials have long offered a sustainable alternative to conventional construction, drawing on locally available resources such as clay, sand, and natural fibres. Contemporary ...

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Cuttack: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned further excavation of earth or morrum by the private construction company engaged for raising the earth bed for the third line railway track from ...