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 ...

Editor's note: Pictures 4-8 courtesy of naturalhomes.org. Forget about the usual building materials such as concrete, vinyl siding or pink foam insulation when it comes to Paulina Wojciechowska's home ...

Despite its huge environmental benefits, cob is an extremely niche construction material. As part of our Building with Cob series, architecture editor Lizzie Crook explores what it would take to ...

COOS BAY — Southwestern Oregon Preppers will be holding their monthly meeting at noon Saturday, July 15, at COB Cottage Company, 94006 Ginger Road, Coquille. Preppers will be learning how to build ...

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 ...

How do you know when you have added enough straw and your mix is done? As you add straw, you should be able to feel the consistency of the mix changing under your feet. Suddenly it will reach a point ...

If in general you’re looking for some good, natural building workshops to learn about a variety of techniques, designs and options, check out the workshops provided by EcoNest in Ashland, Oregon and ...

IN view of the present housing difficulties, considerable interest has been centred in the results of the experiments in cottage building which have been carried out on the Ministry of Agriculture's ...