The growing global demand for non-ferrous metals has led to serious environmental issues
involving uncovered mine site slag dumps that threaten the surrounding soils, surface …

This paper deals with the development of sustainable building earth-based materials. More
precisely, it addresses the study of the reinforcement of raw earth with natural fibres …

Biopolymers like guar and xanthan gums are considered to be sustainable soil stabilisers
that can improve engineering properties of earthen construction materials. Recent studies …

This paper investigates the synergic effect of both hydrated lime and guar gum stabilisation
on the mechanical, thermal and hygroscopic properties of a compressed earth material for …

Irregularly shaped wood created as waste from construction is considered challenging to
reuse because of its complicated geometry and a lack of well-defined design methods. Here …

The construction sector is currently facing an environmental challenge and construction
materials with low CO₂ emissions are needed. In view of this ecological transition, earth …

Abstract Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs) have been attracting increasing research interest
recently, because of their sustainable nature. While these earth-based materials have long …

Demographic growth and the need for housing remain significant issues. Compressed earth
bricks (CEB) are appropriate materials due to their availability and thermal properties, but …

Building materials are responsible for significant CO2 emissions and energy consumption,
both during production and operational phases. Earth as a building material offers a …

This paper presents the results from a campaign of unconfined compression tests on unfired
and fired earth bricks exposed to freezing-thawing cycles. Three types of unfired earth bricks …