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There are many organisations involved in the promotion of earthen architecture. Some are more active than others, and some local while others international. As I am UK based, there is a seperate UK section, otherwise organisations are grouped by continent.
If you know of any other organisations which should be included, please contact me.
An initiative by DVL, bringing together many academic institutions interested in research and education in earthen building.
Project Terra is a corroboration between Getty Conservation Institute, ICOMOS, CRATerre and others, aiming to further develop the conservation of Earthen Architecture. They recently organised the Terra 2008 conference in Mali, and provided funding for the Getty Sesimic adobe project.
Building Advisory Service and Information Network - Manages a Knowledge Bank for a number of Appropriate Building Technology Partners
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, part of UNESCO.
International Council on Monuments and Sites, an NGO dedicated to the conservation of the world’s historic monuments and sites
Earth Building UK, a group only recently set up to promote earthen building in the UK. Currently only a mailing list exists, but the group hopes to launch properly in late 2008. Watch this space.
The Devon Earth Building Association exists to promote cob building in the South West of England. Information for owners of historic Cob homes, or those looking to build new cob.
Earth Architecture and Conservation in East Anglia. The site contains a number of technical papers and informatin for those interested in cob and clay lump buildings in East Anglia.
Set up in th 1970s by French architects, CRATerre is based at the University of Grenoble, and conducts a wide range of work into earthen architecture. It is home of the UNSECO Chair for Earthen Architecture Research.
German Association for building with Earth. Organisers of the biennial Lehm conference and trade fair.
An Italian website with a growing amount of information on earthen construction.
Earth building organisation based near Soria in Spain, organisers of the 2007 Earthen Architecture in Spain conference.
Portuguese Earth building website
A site that aims to answers all your questions about earth building. Also publishers of an occasional newsletter.
A Columbian foundation for the promotion and investigation of earthen building among academics, architects and engineers in Columbia.
ProTerra is an organisation of researchers and builders which aims to disseminate earthen construction technologies in Latin America.
Excellent website run by the Earth Building Association of Australia, with information about building your own home, standards, photographs and links to other sites.
An organisation set up to promote the art and science of Earth building in New Zealand. A good source of information, particularly regarding the New Zealand Earth building standards.
Based at Auroshilpam in India, Auroville is the home to the UNESCO chair in Earthen Architecture, and is the BASIN network partner for South East Asia. Auroville hold courses in construction techniques and specialise in disaster resistant buildings.