Since 1979, CRAterre, International Centre for Earth Construction, has been working to promote the recognition of earth as a material and more widely the local building cultures in order to address challenges related to the environment, cultural diversity and the fight against inequalities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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to better use local, human and natural resources<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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\nto improve the habitat and the living conditions<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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\nto promote cultural diversity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Earthen architecture around the world<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
See the \"inhabiting the earth\" manifesto<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>Earth has been used for eleven millennia and today remains the most widely used building material around the world.<\/strong> One third of the total human population lives in a building made of earth - more than two billion people in 150 countries. Earthen architectures, simple and monumental, are present in a diversity of contexts and meet a vast array of needs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div>Environmental assets
\nof earth<\/p><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>Building with raw earth is particularly suitable for :<\/div><\/div>- <\/i><\/span>\n
Recovering excavated soil otherwise considered waste<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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\nFacilitate recycling of materials used at end of life<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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\nReducing a building's embodied energy<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>
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\nPassively improve hygrothermal comfort<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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