Strong, easy to build with, eco friendly, cool and affordable would be the best way to describe the compressed stabilized earth bricks (CSEB) manufactured by youth being trained by Projects For Youth ...

An earth block, left, sits unsinged next to a burning block of wood after both were blasted by a 3,400 F blowtorch. UC Davis Professor Michele Barbato and team are investigating the wildfire-resilient ...

Wildfire, in one way or another, touches nearly everyone who lives in California and, increasingly, the West. This map illustration, showing the fire risk in California, is drawn from the state’s Fire ...

Scientists have found that recycled glass and lime can strengthen compressed earth blocks. This could be a sustainable alternative to cement for eco-friendly, durable construction materials. Image ...

Vermeer Corporation has always taken pride in finding a better way, and a recent product introduction has the potential to help address the critical world housing shortage. Vermeer Corporation has ...

<p>The original CINVA ram was engineered by Raul Ramirez of the Inter-American Housing Center (Spanish acronym: CINVA) in Bogota, Columbia, in 1952. The name “CINVA” has come to stand for most lever ...

Bricks are part of the collective imagination when thinking about construction. These are elementary, ubiquitous, modular, light, and reliable materials for erecting buildings. However, traditional ...