ARET 2220 HARDING: April 2013

Friday, 5 April 2013

Original Graphic

This is a picture of a Cob house.

Thursday, 4 April 2013

Question

After some research, it seems that the main hindrance of using natural building materials, such as Cob, is the negative social stigma of living in a “mud” house. What do you think?

Video

Here is an excellent video on the malleability of Cob and other natural building materials.

References

Jones , Dr. Louise (Ed.). (2008). Environmentally Responsible Design: Green and Sustainable Design for Interior Designers. New Jersey. John Wiley & Sons.
Friedman, Avi (2012). Fundamentals of Sustainable Dwellings. Washington. Island Press.
Friedman, Avi (2007). Sustainable Residential Development: Planning and Design for Green Neighborhoods. United States of America. The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Snell, Clarke, & Callahan, Tim (2009). Building Green: A Complete How-to Guild to Alternative Building Methods. New York: Lark Crafts.
Snell, Clarke (2004). The Good House Book: A Common-Sense Guild to Alternative Homebuilding. New York: Lark Books.