Building with roads with Lime Stabilized Soil is a long used practise.
Building houses with Lime Stabilized Soil is something new to me.
It may well have been around for years, but I just discovered it when I was checking out a different publisher.
https://practicalactionpublishing.com/book/2550/building-with-lime-stabilized-soil
From the above web site;
When burned and combined with
local clay-rich soil or pozzolans (locally available burnt brick dust or various types of
ash) it can create low-cost, flood-resilient building components: foundations, wall blocks, renders, plasters, and floor and roof screeds that remain stable in wet conditions and under
water.
Many communities are familiar with basic construction, and so, once equipped with the skills to work with these low-cost, locally available materials, they can lead their own recovery. Advice includes the selection, preparation and application of binders, aggregates and pozzolans and their mix ratios supported by detailed illustrations of practical field tests for a range of building elements.
As well as setting out methods for using soil and other local materials in the construction of new housing in rural communities affected by climate disaster, Building with Lime-Stabilized Soil also describes their use in repairs to historic buildings.
Many old buildings, some standing for over 700 years, are testament to the durability of these materials. Stafford Holmes and Bee Rowan show with numerous detailed examples and instruction that the use of lime-stabilized soil is the most ecological, cost-saving,
appropriate technology for a wide range of buildings across the world.
In Australia at the moment, we are having floods across 2 states, my own place which rarely seems water had 600mm across a large area. And many homes along the major rivers are badly damaged, using lime Stabilised soil as a major material would reduce that damage.
But prejudice may prevent it.
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