“Cob has its origins in millennia of traditional building, in the oldest permanent human dwellings; we have made shelters this way so long that we may carry a genetic memory of how to do it. For many of us, even a photograph of a cob building can evoke powerful emotions; seeing our first cottage is an unexpected glimpse into a different world that nevertheless feels oddly familiar.” – Ianto Evans, The Hand Sculpted House Cob is an earthen building material that is made of clay, sand, straw, and water. It has been used for thousands of years to construct homes and buildings with. It has been used worldwide, but has only just started to pick up interest in the United States. About 30 percent of the world’s population lives in earthen homes. This is nothing new to the world, but cob is offering new advantages and opportunities to the developed world. Building with earth and other natural materials is becoming a solution to our world’s energy and consumption problems. Cob is dirt cheap, sustainable as a building material, and ecologically friendly. You can build all kinds of useful and creative things with cob. You can build a cob house, a wood fire oven, a bench, a garden wall, a rocket mass heater, sculptures, and much more. https://youtube/watch?v=Qnys_IXe6UY
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 14:44:45 +0000
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