MUD!
Did you ever play in the mud when you were a kid? Squishing it between your fingers! Recently I’ve been researching numerous forms of sustainable housing and it turns out houses made from mud are some of the most sustainable you can get. In England these are know as cob houses, have been around for years and are in a new revival! There is even a 4 day course you can take to learn how to build your own cob house or at least a little backyard cottage if a whole house is overwhelming.
Edwards Cob Eco Buildings is a great site for some cob inspiration, I particularly enjoyed the photo gallery – Visit the site via the link or view a neat little video below:
Another amazing purpose for sustainable houses made from mud and other recycled such old tires, bottles etc is to make permanent dwellings for victims of natural disasters. The video below is highly inspiring and shows the true benefit of mud!
As Michael Reynolds, founder of Earthship Biotecture clearly states “[it’s] a whole method that is independent of corporations, largely independent of oil, independent of politics… it’s putting housing back into the the hands of the people…”
Enjoy the clips, take a look at the website and I hope you will feel inspired!
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