This is not a complete list of natural building techniques. These are only some of my favorite techniques; the ones I use in most of my projects and have enough experience with to teach in workshops. If you want a more comprehensive encyclopedia of natural building materials and techniques, along with further resources on each one, read my book “The Art of Natural Building,” co-edited with Joseph Kennedy and Catherine Wanek (New Society, 2002).
- Adobe
- Clay plasters
- Clay wattle
- Cob
- Earthen floors
- Earthen oven
- Hybrid natural building
- Masonry and foundations
- Natural paints
- Passive solar design
- Rice Hulls and Ricecrete
- Slip and chip
- Straw bale
- Straw clay or slipstraw
- Timber framing
- Wattle and daub