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has anybody built a house from urbanite?

 
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I was researching cob houses and the thought of a house built entirely of urbanite came to me. Has this ever been done?
 
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Howdy EJ , welcome to permies! Here are some other threads where you might find more info if you do not get an answer here.

https://permies.com/forums/jforum?module=search&action=search&forum_id=5&search_keywords=urbanite&match_type=all&search_in=ALL&forum=5&sort_by=time&sort_dir=DESC&search_date=ALL&member_number=&member_first_name=&member_last_name=&member_match_type=memberPosted

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This is an example of a small shed built with urbanite: https://permies.com/t/13893/frugality/recycling-broken-cement
 
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There are those gabion houses they built in hati from earthquake rubble
 
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