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voyager2 | 6 years ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compressed_earth_block

Concrete can be replaced in part through the use of CEB/CSEB and/or rammed earth.

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ggcdn|6 years ago

This is maybe okay for single family homes in arid regions, but not practical for denser forms of housing. Which we should be striving for, if we're worried about reducing pollution

voyager2|6 years ago

CEB has been used for centuries in Britain. Arid is obviously not a factor. It's also been used for multi-story buildings. I'm not sure how dense housing reduces pollution though. Some of the least polluting housing in the world is rural, e.g. the Amish.

edit: I should have said "earthen" construction has been used in Britain. Cob rather than CEB.