Rammed earth in Morocco

I have just returned from Morocco, where i have been learning about ‘hands on’ earth building. I can now mix soil and plaster with mud, as well as think about the technical engineering things.
Thanks to Manfred Fahnert of LehmExpress
Some photographs are on Flickr

Uni-Terra: Networking education in earthen building

Uni-Terra: Networking education in earthen building
An initiative by DVL,  bringing together many academic institutions interested in research and education in earthen building

Association for Environment Conscious Building

Association for Environment Conscious Building
Holding their annual general meeting at the Rivergreen Centre, Durham at the end of June

Earth Building Assocation of Australia

Earth Building Association of Australia
Excellent website run by EBAA, with information about building your own home, standards, photographs and links to other sites.

Auroville Earth Centre

Auroville Earth Centre
Based at Auroshilpam in India, Auroville is the home to the UNESCO chair in Earthen Architecture, and is the BASIN network partner for South East Asia. Auroville hold courses in construction techniques and specialise in disaster resistant buildings.

Earth Building Association of New Zealand

Earth Building Association of New Zealand
An organisation set up to promote the art and science of Earth building in New Zealand. A good source of information, particularly regarding the New Zealand Earth building standards.

University of Technology Sydney

University of Technology Sydney
Earth building in Australia has expanded recently, and Dr Heathcote is looking at durability of earth walls. UTS recently held a conference, EarthBuild2005.

AFRICA 2009

AFRICA 2009
An ICCROM sponsored initiative based around Conserving Cultural Heritage in Sub-Saharan Africa

Building Research Institute, Kassel University

Building Research Institute, Kassel University, Germany
The base of Gernot Minke and a research institute into earth building.

IG Lehm

IG Lehm
Swiss Earth building Institute, based in Basel