Engineers in Australia have developed a new building material with about one quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint, while reducing waste going to landfill. This innovative material, called ...

Earthen walls were used by Kendle Design Collaborative to tie the Desert Fairway Residence in Arizona to its natural setting.

The beauty of Mother Nature commands center stage in Ascaya’s fourth completed Inspiration home. “There aren’t a lot of homes that look like this in the valley,” Ascaya sales manager Darin Marques ...

An eco-conscious residence being billed as the San Antonio area’s first modern “rammed earth” home has hit the market with a $435,000 price tag. Rammed earth is an ancient building technique that’s ...

Some of the most famous buildings in the world are made from earth and clay, and they date back thousands of years. Now earth homes are making a comeback, as engineers try to reduce carbon emissions.

Our roundup of recent and current projects using natural materials ranges from ‘experimental’ public toilets built from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Layers of soil matching the landscape form the brutalist retreat in Todos Santos. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a ...

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