Imagine you are standing in front of a multimillion-pound building in the center of the French city, Lyon. It radiates warmth ...

We’re building something special in the forest - a handcrafted underground house with sturdy wooden walls and a lush grass-covered roof. Using natural materials and creative techniques, this ...

ETH Zurich’s process can build full-scale, freeform structures, including one- or two-story walls and columns. The printing tool has been used to build structures as tall as almost 10 feet. The ...

Houses in Trinidad are being built with clay, grass, upcycled plastic and glass to make them more climate resilient.

However, existing building methods are very labour-intensive, slow and therefore expensive. ETH Zurich researchers have now developed a fast robotic printing process for earth-based materials that ...

Building with earth is more than possible. It is practical, sustainable and necessary for a greener future. But to transform the sustainability of the construction sector, we need to break through ...