Approximately half of the annual global energy supply is consumed in constructing,
operating, and maintaining buildings. Because most of this energy comes from fossil fuels, it …

The last decades have witnessed a rapid development of green building developments at a
global scale, as a measure to deal with various challenges related to climate change …

Climate change mitigation is a recurrent consciousness topic among society and
policymakers. Actions are being adopted to face this crucial environmental challenge, with a …

Natural earthen and bio-based building materials are critically needed to dramatically
reduce energy-intensive and extractive construction practices that are the hallmark of the …

Cob is an earthen building material that offers a minimally processed, low carbon, and
locally available alternative to conventional building materials and methods. This paper …

Earth has always been used by man to build his habitat. Until the middle of the twentieth
century, it was the most used building material with stone and wood. After the Second World …

It has become general practice to stabilize earthen materials with chemical binders, since
one of their main weaknesses is their lack of durability. The most commonly used stabilizer …

This paper is part of a study on earthen mixtures for the 3D printing of buildings. To meet the
ever increasing environmental needs, the focus of the paper is on a particular type of …

The global challenge of large-scale climate change mitigation requires action also in the
building and construction sector. From a life cycle perspective, and considering the …

Rammed earth is an ancient construction technique which has recently become popular for
sustainable building. Soil is compacted in removable formwork to make a homogeneous …