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 ...

As Paul Bukky dismantles his compressed-earth house at the Ohio Expo Center, it’s easy to think he’s also dismantling a dream. Bukky built the house five years ago, full of optimism and eagerness. He ...

Becky Cavanaugh and Randy Seybold’s house near Dripping Springs took three years to build, but their patience is paying off in their electric bills. With some tinkering, they expect their ...

Back when Texas was still Tejas, dirt was a common material for home construction in San Antonio. That was before a new wave of European immigrants in the 19th century changed the trend from adobe ...

One of the things you can experience at the Home and Garden show is a home-made from "mud." The Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity and OU College of Architecture are building a house made of ...

An international team of researchers has found the optimum blend of lime and recycled waste glass to make more sustainable building materials. Testing was undertaken on compressed earth blocks ...

An innovative collaboration between the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture’s Sustainable Building Program and Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity celebrated a major milestone Saturday ...

Earth-based building materials have long offered a sustainable alternative to conventional construction, drawing on locally available resources such as clay, sand, and natural fibres. Contemporary ...