Videos Slip Straw Construction with Michael G Smith Mixing Cob with Michael G. Smith Straw Bale Wall Systems with Michael G. Smith Mixing Slip Straw with Michael G. Smith Adding straw to the cob mix with Michael G. Smith Finding the right cob mix When cob mixing is done Urbanite chunks in the cob walls Natural buildings don’t melt DIY home from earth and straw How to choose a natural building material (i.e. cob or straw or a mix) Natural building: a water-resistant earthen floor An earth-built passive solar house: cob (south), strawbale (north) A return to natural building: why we will all build with straw & clay (again) Non-toxic, no-VOC paint for any wall (+ finishing plasters) Natural building myths: tiny homes and green roofs How to build a straw bale wall Natural building codes: some for straw bale and adobe, little for cob