Save Money Building your House from Dirt

Over one half of this planet's population (about 3 billion people) lives or work on buildings constructed of earth, such as facilities constructed of mud brick (adobe), rammed earth (pisé), compressed earth block or other methods of earthen nature. Throughout history people has used raw earth to build affordable, durable housing. Now the green building movement is embracing this time-tested material, and rammed earth is one of the most exciting of all sustainable building technologies.