For thousands of years, builders around the world have improved clay and lime plasters using natural additives that enhanced strength, durability, flexibility, and weather resistance....

There’s something deeply hopeful about building a home with the earth beneath your feet. In a time when housing feels increasingly expensive, inaccessible, and disconnected...

Combining earthen or natural walls with hydronic heating can work very well in Australia, but only when it is treated as part of an integrated...

Rammed earth buildings can last for thousands of years. Some sections of the Great Wall of China were built using rammed earth over 2,000 years...

Recently we were honoured to have experienced architect and passive house designer Talina Edwards join us for the first session of the year-long Masterclass series....

Cob is one of the oldest natural building techniques in the world. Made from a simple mix of clay, sand, straw, and water, it has...

How to Combine Cement and Natural Materials: Getting the Junction Right In natural building circles, cement is often treated as the villain. Meanwhile, mainstream construction...

For many owner-builders drawn to natural materials, the idea of airtightness can feel slightly at odds with the philosophy that brought them there in the...

Earthen renders are one of the oldest building finishes on Earth — and also one of the most relevant for our future. Long before cement,...

As Australia continues to face increasingly severe bushfire seasons, interest in natural building materials like strawbale, hemp‑lime, and cob has surged. These materials have long...