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Basic advice on building with cob
Build Naturally – video for testing the clay content of soil for cob building
Cob Builder’s Handbook – free online book by Becky Bee
Devon Earth Building Association – sustaining the ancient tradition of building in cob in the SW of England
Devon Earth Building Association – good FAQ on cob building
Earth Architecture – huge resource of articles about all kinds of earth building
Earth Hands & Houses – UK / Polish venture to help people build their own cob houses
Homestead & Survival – 15 ideas for cob projects
I Love Cob – US site with lots resources
Mother Earth News – cob building basics
Permaculture Magazine – article on how to build a garden retreat from cob
Other information & associations
Devon Earth Building Association – cob buildings: compliance with building regulations
EBUK – Earth Building UK – membership organisation for people interested in earth building
Ezine Articles – article on African mud huts
Networkearth.org – history of cob
This Cob House – 14 characteristics of cob homes
Wikipedia – cob as a building material
Wikipedia – adobe – dried bricks of cob
World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) – aiming for the improvement of the state of conservation and management of earthen architecture sites worldwide
Inspiration
Design Boom – the incredible bullet-shaped mud houses of the Musgum people of Cameroun
The Hollies – promoting cob building in Ireland
Inspiration Green – beautiful gallery of historical cob buildings – including old cob cottages in England and cob skyscrapers in Yemen
Inspiration Green – gallery of cob interiors that show just how beautiful they can be
Inspiration Green – gallery of modern cob houses
Naturalhomes.org – articles and images of cob buildings around the world
UNESCO World Heritage List – the old walled city of Shibam in Yemen – the world’s first ‘skyscrapers’, made of unfired clay
