[mihika mathur]

Advantages of mud as construction material

To save natural resources

Using neither cement nor rock (Save our mountains)

Using just a little wood (Save our forests)



To save building materials -

Main materials are soil and water, mixed to be mud, if the mud is too sticky, we can add up with paddy husky or rice straw or local fiber weed or bamboo.

Subordinate material can be any garbage for recycling (bottles, cans, newspaper, etc.)


To save energy
Cool in summer (Inside building temperature is about 24°c to 26°c).
Warm in winter (Automatic temperature control by passive cooling
system)

Capital expenditure : · To save money
No air – conditioning, no electricity bills

Long life buildings (Djeme mosque in Mali, Africa was built in 13th century, and Lakeland farmhouse in Lake District, U.K. has been growing steadily since 1603