Research brings traditional sustainable building material into 21st century

Research brings traditional sustainable building material into 21st century
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.... CobBauge – an amalgamation of the English and French words for the material – is a collaboration between researchers in the UK and northern France, led by the University of Plymouth's Professor Steve Goodhew.

Investigators on the project, the first phase of which runs until early 2019, have come up with a way to radically increase cob's ability to help trap heat inside buildings. The technique involves two different grades of cob – one lightweight version with greater insulating properties, and one denser, stronger type – that are bonded together to form walls.
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