This web site was developed and is maintained by The Earth Building Association of Australia Inc (EBAA). The EBAA is a non-profit organisation open to all with an interest in earth building. Our aim is to foster and promote the use of Earth Building in Australia and worldwide.

Earth Building is the practice of building using unfired earth material. Earth has been used to construct walls, floors, roofs and even furniture. It is a building method with an 11,000-year-old history and tradition, which is utilised worldwide. Today it is estimated that between 1/3 to 1/2 of the world's population are housed in earth homes. The methods and techniques are as varied as the people of the earth, the resources available to them and the climates in which they are used.

Explore this site to discover the unique properties and characteristics of earth, it's many benefits, rich history, techniques used and thermal performance.

• Learn the importance of passive solar design.
• Be inspired by our photo gallery.
• Find the answers to questions and inform us of problems.

Know what's happening in earth building.

EBAA meetings, courses and workshops

• field days and expos

Find out where to find

• designers and architects,
• engineers,
• builders and specialist contractors
• trades people or owner builder groups with knowledge and experience and the suppliers of anything used in earth building.

Access resources such as

• publications and videos
• research facilities.
• Link yourself to the world of earth building.

Become a member and receive many benefits including the Dirt newsletter.

Think about building in earth for the earth.

News

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Auroville Earth Institute celebrates

20 years of existence

Auroville Earth Institute

Auroshilpam, Auroville 605 101 - T.N. India

Technology transfer to Nepal for building thousands of classrooms

Technology Transfer to Tanzania

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Earth Building Conference

Sustainability, Energy Efficiency & Bushfires

EBAA AGM 2009 Eltham, Victoria

Friday 14th, Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th August

"It was an outstanding success!"

Check out the events page for more detail.

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ANCIENT BUILDING METHOD THE KEY TO SUSTAINABLE EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT HOUSING

Click here to read more...

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