Rammed earth it’s a
beautiful, affordable, locally sourced sustainable construction material
which reduces our dependence on cement, 5.4 billion tonnes
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Hill Holt Woods
winner of Green Apple for the Built Environment and Green Champions. We
say: Lo Perfecto Es Enemigo De Lo Bueno. |
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The
UNESCO
Chair of Earth Architecture recognises that earth is a big part of
human heritage, take a look. |
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New
European
rammed earth
lots of ideas |
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What's the problem with
cement and CO2?
watch and see |
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Sustainable building:
needs sustainable materials like rammed earth. Using the earth on your
site reduces CO2 emissions for building materials and transport.
Rammed Earth:
it's always been a sustainable building
material which is changing attitudes and gaining
attention. New
earth building standards
and codes make it easier to understand and use.
Earth Building
UKI are working in the UK and Ireland with national and
European partners to make low carbon, high mass earth material
safe and affordable to use. EBUKI are working with BSI, BRE, NBS
and CITB, changing regulations to make earth building easier.
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