http://earthsky.org/human-world/architect-werner-lang-on-green-building A Clear Voice for Science Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:04:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://earthsky.org/human-world/architect-werner-lang-on-green-building/comment-page-1#comment-7622 Hank Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:24:16 +0000 http://208.96.63.114/?p=2321#comment-7622 <p>I was watching a program on television where some innovative contractors are now building homes out of compacted soil. They take dirt from the surrounding area, add in a little cement and water to where it’s just a little clumpy. They then compact it into metal frames which make the exterior walls. It looks beautiful (like large slabs of rock with beautiful lines and colors), is the same color of the surroundings of the home, and will last over 100 years. Best of all, the walls cool the house in the summer and keep it warm in the winter. The construction costs no more than a conventional wood framed home. I’m thinking my next home will be of this construction.</p> I was watching a program on television where some innovative contractors are now building homes out of compacted soil. They take dirt from the surrounding area, add in a little cement and water to where it’s just a little clumpy. They then compact it into metal frames which make the exterior walls. It looks beautiful (like large slabs of rock with beautiful lines and colors), is the same color of the surroundings of the home, and will last over 100 years. Best of all, the walls cool the house in the summer and keep it warm in the winter. The construction costs no more than a conventional wood framed home. I’m thinking my next home will be of this construction.

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