From earthships to container homes, sustainable architecture only continues to get more popular. One type of building that's making its way out of the off-grid margins is the cob house. Made of a ...

Making homes out of clay, sand and straw — a material called “cob” — might raise eyebrows in earthquake country, but Bay Area devotees are hoping to gain acceptance for what they say is an inexpensive ...

Earth, the plants, and their matted roots provide some insulation on a sod roof. It’s probably a good idea to supplement it with some other type of insulation and/or reflective material, because when ...

A Montana couple who built a home from clay and straw brings to mind “The Three Little Pigs” fairytale. But Daniel and Katherine Ray, the ambitious and frugal home builders, are not interested in ...

Engineering professor Mark Aschheim launched students in key research that underpins new cob building code. Engineering professor launched students in key research that underpins new cob building code ...

Cob workshop instructor Patrick Hennebery stands in front of a toilet and bathhouse that will be used for the artist's residence at Our Ecovillage in Shawnigan LakeCHAD HIPOLITO Living in a cob house ...

Miguel Elliott still recalls walking through the Rancho Petaluma Adobe on a fourth grade field trip. “It was a super-hot day but it was cool within the structured earth walls of the fort and I thought ...

imprinted its view of prehistoric suburbia on many a mind. at the "iconic architectural setting" and its designer, Ed Benedict, who also designed the characters in the show: Benedict dreamt up the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Making homes out of clay, sand and straw — a material called “cob” — might raise eyebrows in earthquake country, but Bay Area devotees are hoping to gain acceptance for what they say is an inexpensive ...