Explore the benefits of CUPACLAD's ventilated slate systems for energy-efficient designs and modern architectural identity.

Cob houses are an ancient form of adobe construction used all ... “One challenge was that the house is embedded into the mountainside, so one side has no windows. We solved this by putting skylights ...

One type of building that's making its way out of the off-grid margins is the cob house. Made of a mixture of clay, straw, water, and sand, cob houses may be new to many folks in the United States, ...

For example, just because it's safe to apply it to your house windows and glass shower door doesn't mean you shouldn't go ahead and use it on your home solar panels. While someone online has ...

They planned to install new windows, which required careful preparation ... our whole wall is glass so there needs to be some structure to the house, so that structure is here, in the interior ...

structure created with earthen plaster cob walls ... materials such as windows and slate table tops were consciously sourced within 150 metres or salvaged from old houses.

For Kyles, the restoration of the carriage house was a huge success with stunning results. The Globe and Mail raved about the cob's noise reduction qualities, the visibility of the natural materials, ...

Everything — including houses — moves, but most of the time you don't notice, he says. Extreme cold makes the movement more noticeable. Even windows can break during cold weather, says Scott ...

You've got to see the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in the library and in the incredible windows throughout this 1914 Craftsman-style house at 3316 W. Wisconsin Ave. The house, which sits on a ...

Large windows and eaves (the edges of the roof) shield from the intense summer sun while allowing winter sunshine to enter. Pramatarov says cob-made walls help maintain in-house humidity.

Kevin McCabbe decided to build his dream house, in 2011, from cob. Cob is a mixture of clay ... because the small windows made the rooms look gloomy. There were monetary issues too, as Ireland ...