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the interior of an unusual house with stone floors and steps leading up to it's kitchen

Cob houses are living proof that sustainable homes can be affordable, beautiful, and durable. These earthen structures stand the test of time, blending seamlessly with the natural landscape while leaving minimal environmental footprint. 🌱🏠 Who here has dreamt about building a Cob House of their own? Repost @offgridworld

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a small house with the words building a cob house to code in the united states

A recent code update has opened the door to legal cob construction throughout the United States and beyond. With the introduction of the Cob Construction Appendix, aspiring builders now have clear guidelines to follow, ensuring compliance and safety. From conducting essential tests like the shrinkage and compressive strength assessments to understanding the nuances of modulus of rupture testing, this new era of cob construction opens doors to sustainable, innovative building practices.

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two men are building a mud house with ladders on the side and trees in the background

A couple of weeks ago, Mike and I ran a workshop here in my backyard in Durham. It was a great success! We hadn't run one since 2009, and weren't sure how the urban setting was going to work out, in regards to fostering the right atmosphere for a cob workshop (comfortable, peaceful, inspiring, beautiful, etc...). We had 3 people camping in the backyard, which made for a very real and enjoyable sense of community through the mornings and into the evenings. The rest of the students commuted…

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what are cob houses? are they easy to make?

If you have spent any time at all researching off-the-grid houses and energy-efficient homes, you probably have run across the mention of a cob house. A cob house is not made from corn cobs, as I first assumed when I heard the term, but rather uses a mixture of sand, straw, and clay similar to an adobe house to build a sturdy, non-traditional house that is surprisingly easy to construct, and durable.

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