GREENWICH — Plans for building a residential and commercial building in the heart of the Cos Cob business district are advancing. The town’s Planning and Zoning Commission is looking for ...

A Montana couple spent over 2 years building their 700-square-foot cob house by hand. Daniel Ray, the owner, estimates that they spent less than $20,000 on the entire construction. Now, the couple ...

How to Build a Cob House Step by Step. Prepare the mixture. Cob is a mixture of approximately 1 part clay, 4 ­parts sand, and 1 part straw. You can buy bagged clay in powdered form (go to Laguna ...

An artist’s rendering of a proposed building at 100 E. Putnam Ave. in Cos Cob. Granoff Architects “We think we’ve made some good changes to the look of the building,” said the attorney ...

Thinking of building a cob home? Oct 5, 2007. ... Any plan for a building that has the stamp of a structural engineer is going to make its way through the approval process very quickly." ...

Donna Prock is building an outdoor cob oven at her Helvetia farm this weekend and next in hopes of creating a community gathering spot. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close.

Ancient building material cob has been brought up to contemporary standards by a team of British and French researchers, who see it as an environmentally friendly option for homes.

For two years, Daniel and Katharine Ray worked on their house on their 5-acre property in the Bitterroot, building primarily out of cob -- a combination of dirt, clay, water and straw. They say it ...

Generally, we define a house by its wall system: timber frame, stick frame, concrete block, etc. The same is true in natural building: straw bale, cob, earthbag, and so on.