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Earth houses are old architectural style for eco-friendly housing. Earth houses are usually lowered into the ground and covered with thin growth. On the inside they consist of a timber-pole construction with square outlines. Modern earth-houses are built with concrete-walls and insulation. Construction-technicians are reportedly working on improvements, as concrete is not an eco-friendly material. The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αÏχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αÏχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ...
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Concrete is a construction material that consists, in its most common form, of Portland cement, construction aggregate (generally gravel and sand) and water. ...
Their entrance can be in the roof. Originally they had no windows, but modern earth-houses can have windows inside the roof which can mean that more natural sunlight enters them than in an average house.
The earth house does not have to be simple in design or low cost as a house of this type went on sale for £1.5 million in 2006. This was "The Burrow" in Canterbury, UK, which has five bedrooms, and was designed by Patrick Kennedy-Sanigar, who is now trying to build a "village" of this type of housing. Statistics Population: 42,258 (2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TR145575 Administration District: City of Canterbury Shire county: Kent Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Kent Historic county: Kent Services Police force: Kent Police Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and...
Clay, rammed earth (compacted earth or tierra compactada), waddle & daub, or cob houses are constructions with walls consisting of clay or cob. Rammed Earth is an old building material that has seen a revival in recent years as people seek low-impact building materials and natural building methods. ...
// Cob-building is a traditional technique that has been used for thousands of years and in all kinds of climates. ...
American Indian earth lodges
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| A Mandan earthhouse or earth lodge was developed by North American Indians. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ...
The Mandan are a Native American tribe that historically lived along the banks of the Missouri River and its tributaries, the Heart and Knife rivers in present-day North and South Dakota. ...
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See also A dugout or dug-out is a shelter dug out of the ground. ...
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