Australian Stabilised Earth Group
Leaders in the design and construction of Stabilised Earth buildings.
Earth has been a fundamental building component for as long as people have created shelter. The solid mass of an earth wall - with its distinctive patterns, textures, and tones - provides a unique feeling of spiritual and physical comfort. As well as the more obvious (and measurable) thermal and acoustic benefits, there is an incomparable quality of light: a subtle, ever-changing warmth which suffuses the interior of an earth house.
It is no surprise, then, that this timeless medium has emerged once again as an imaginative, contemporary and sustainable building option.
Current developments in stabilised earth construction started with the approval of a prototype shed in 1976 by Augusta Margaret River Shire Council. By 1989, twenty per cent of all homes built in the Shire had monolithic stabilised earth walls. Between 1988 and 1998, approximately 180,000 square metres of wall were constructed by members of the Australian Stabilised Earth Group (a s E g) across Australia.
As well as the beautiful and diverse range of earth-walled homes, stabilised earth has been used effectively in wineries, churches, universities, schools, factories, offices, hotels and motels, and hospitals.
