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In a quiet corner of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, a construction project is drawing global attention—not for its size or cost, but for what it doesn’t contain: concrete. The Lib Earth House, developed ...
It was used to build the Great Wall of China and Spain's mediaeval Alhambra Palace -- and now earth is back in vogue as a building material. Climate change has spurred renewed interest in the ancient ...
In the early 80s, I saw the Earth House Estate Lättenstrasse on TV for the first time. I'd always had a passion for architecture so I was fascinated by the whole concept: round homes, almost like ...
UMD Professor of Civil Engineering Andrea Schokker is researching ways to make concrete more sustainable. She is a structural engineer who focuses on concrete in buildings and bridges. Schokker says ...