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Natural building materials

Discover Pinterest’s 10 best ideas and inspiration for Natural building materials. Get inspired and try out new things.
straw bale building hearkens back to the days when homes were built from natural, locally-occurring materials. Straw bales are used to create a home’s walls inside of a frame, replacing other building materials such as concrete, wood, gypsum, plaster, fiberglass, or stone. When properly sealed, straw bales naturally provide very high levels of insulation for a hot or cold climate, and are not only affordable but sustainable as straw is a rapidly renewable resource.

Concrete, that ubiquitous gray building material, is one of the world's most consistent sources of CO2 emissions. We've got 11 alternatives to consider.

Natural Building Insulation Made of Grass - Eco-friendly, Green

Choosing natural non-toxic insulation materials like hemp, cellulose (including Grass), wood fiber, straw & cotton lower the carbon footprint & health of homes.

The Natural Roof Collection

Nine homes using different natural materials for their roof demonstrating their versatility and longevity.

For this passionate environmentalist, building a self-sufficient rammed-earth house in remote northern Botswana seemed like a natural move.

For this passionate environmentalist, building a self-sufficient rammed-earth house in remote northern Botswana seemed like a natural move.