Marialyce Pedersen's house was reduced to ash that spilled into the pool, turning the water a toxic black. A sculpted pink ...

The Globe and Mail reported on Shannon Kyles, a retired architectural history teacher, who tapped into cob building to create a future for a dilapidated building. Kyles is no stranger to saving ...

In the wake of devastating wildfires in California, residents like Marialyce Pedersen explore resilient rebuilding with natural building techniques. These methods, including cob and adobe, offer ...

Fans of "natural building" techniques, like the cob used by Pedersen, see need and opportunity. Adobe bricks made of clay, sand and straw, similar to cob, have long been used in the Southwest.