Rammed earth is an ancient form of building whereby a damp mix of aggregates—commonly gravel, sand, silt and clay—are rammed into removable frames (formwork) to...

Natural Building and Higher Education For years there has been an issue with finding good help in the natural building trades.  Many people can’t locate...

Join in an exciting new women-led natural building investment opportunity that will help see the industry develop and grow. Following an exciting life traveling and...

Natural Building Conferences: Why aren’t we doing more of them? If you pick up any old copy of The Owner Builder Magazine, Earth Garden or...

What exactly is rammed earth building ? As a building method, rammed earth is one of the most sustainable materials to choose in home design....

Natural Building Tourism -What is it ? In 2015, I helped convene a tour of southern India with a focus on natural building.  I felt...

So you want to be a building designer? For many of us, the time and price tag of a full architecture degree is just out...

Building regulations, insurance and finance for natural builds. How passive solar design and the use of natural materials fits within the National Construction Code is...

Passive House design You may have started to hear the term Passive House turn up on television and in architectural design articles and be wondering...

Once called Solar Homes, passive solar design has been around for thousands of years. Neolithic Chinese home builders originated much of the passive solar heating...