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Natural building is not any new revolutionary concept. It exists for much longer than it has been called as such. Humans have been building for millennia, from caves and wooden huts to complex structures capable of hosting thousands of people. The journey of building, with natural but also artificial materials, is one of the biggest achievements of our kind.
First building techniques are to be found in the Neolithic period, or the “New Stone Age”, and at that time buildings were shelter to the base of safety and warmth. And those needs have remained until nowadays. The evolution is found in the materials and the techniques that have been used. The needs also evolved as our society developed.
Afterwards followed centuries of evolution all around the world, starting with the birth of first settled civilisations such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greek…
Further on arrived the first big innovations in construction and architecture with the creation of concrete by the Romans. Followed by architectural plans and complex structures in the Middle age and Renaissance period. The biggest step of the last centuries has been the first Industrial Revolution with the growing need to innovate, build faster and bigger structures.
The use of materials such as concrete or metal exploded whether it is through building or the production of the materials themselves.
That is when the construction sector shifted from using natural materials and materials were more and more processed. As our society developed, building codes appeared and craftsmanship slowly started to decrease to the benefit of faster and cheaper means.
In the 60’s the concept of “Natural Building” emerged as an answer to the toxicity of conventional constructions.