Benefits

Benefits of Rammed Earth House and Building Construction are Global

The benefits of rammed earth house or building construction continue to be documented by both architects, builders, environmentalists and home owners. Rammed earth buildings make use of the plentiful supply of natural materials, and the resources from long term renewable forests is extended by substituting timber and other highly manufactured building products for stabilised rammed earth.

Building a rammed earth house is typically a choice made by those who wish to reduce environmental impact of their construction project. Some of the most important benefits of this type of construction are:

1. Rammed earth walls can bear heavy loads which may include your trusses. Our buildings rarely require additional portal frame sections to withstand point loads.

2. An important feature is the high R-value of insulated stabilised rammed earth walls. Builders and architects point to the benefit of walls that collect heat from the sun during daylight hours and release that warmth during the night to warm a home.

3. Eliminating the chemicals found in some traditional building materials results in improved air quality. This is an especially valuable side effect in an era when more and more people are susceptible to allergies and other airborne toxins.

4. A stabilised rammed earth house is strong, low-maintenance, and safe. Earth Structures Group memebers use cement stabilisation techniques and can work with engineers to construct walls around steel members if the need arises.  In fact, people have been creating lasting constructions with rammed earth for an over ten thousand years.

5. The walls offer a major improvement in decibel reduction, resulting in less voice and footfall noise and echo.

6. The combination of benefits constitutes an intelligent use of natural resources. In some geographic locations properly designed rammed earth buildings may even eliminate the need for mechanical heating and cooling systems in a home.

7. Natural resources for this type of construction are readily available, and it makes great economic sense to use building materials that environmentally friendly and can be sourced locally.

8. In a remarkable way, most inhabitants of our buildings speak of the innate happiness and serenity that more natural living environments can bring.

9. The construction practices and procedures from the ancient Middle East, to the Romans, and the Chinese builders during the Ming Dynasty were largely unchanged for centuries. As rammed earth construction enjoys a resurgence led by the green building enthusiasts there will continue be more improvements and refinements.

In todays modern world we are specialist rammed earth builders helping engineers and architects to achieve their best outcomes. We are busy combining history’s lessons with today’s technologies. Our creative vision is a future filled with rammed earth homes that make good use of our precious resources. Build your rammed earth house now!