In the centre and south of Portugal construction of buildings with earth was frequent until the mid-20th Century. Rammed earth was the most common type of construction in [...]

The immense architectural heritage of Peru was built with stones and earth, the two most accessible natural materials, with which humanity has built the oldest historical [...]

The earthen architecture has evolved through generations using local materials. The earthen material has proven its validity in time and its efficiency in the architectur [...]

Scotland has a long tradition of earth building, with clay-rich subsoils and turf having been employed for millennia in the walls, floors and roofs of structures across t [...]

The present work deals with the microstructure, hydration and properties, mainly physico-mechanical and durability, of mortars for the repair and strengthening of prehist [...]

The use of earth mortar and living plants has proved a successful approach to conserving ruined earthmortared masonry in damp and unpredictable climates. On the case stud [...]