Types of Construction...
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Brick Manufacture and Use in Construction
Bricks are blocks of clay that have been hardened through being fired in a kiln or dried in the sun. Over time, kiln-fired bricks have grown more...
Building Materials: Buy Local and Buy Natural
When you’re looking for building materials, buying locally instead of ordering from afar has many advantages for your local community and the...
Earth and Construction
Earth construction is the practice of building with unfired, untreated, raw earth. It has been successfully used around the world for over 11,000 years, and it is...
Mongolian Gers & Yurts: Nomads Tents
Once you have stepped into a ger or yurt, and experienced the freedom of life within its circular space, or enjoyed a night's sleep within one, then you will know what...
Stone Construction
Stone has been used as a building material for thousands of years. It has long been recognised as a material of great durability and superior artistic quality, the...
Straw Bale Construction
People have built homes using straw, grass, or reed throughout history. During the late 1800s on the American plains however, straw bales houses were a matter of...
Underground Construction
Underground construction has been around for thousands of years, mostly developed through mining and more recently through transport, housing and commercial industries....
Wood Frame Construction
Although housing with wood frames is very common in many parts of the world (America, for example), it's not often found in Britain these days. Yet it's a very durable...
