Not nearly the same historical context as the Dammuso are in, but stone buildings generally mirror that property before you factor in central heating and the like.

I live near a Scottish city which prides itself on the building of grand houses using a particular type of quarried stone, and it's nice being eight degrees below the summer weather...

...but it isn't much fun being eight degrees below the winter outdoor temperature either!!

[–] tae_glas@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

clay/earthen/cob houses might be the way to go in your neck of the woods! they used to be the go-to house here in central & eastern ireland, which isn't a million miles away, climate-wise.

they're surprisingly warm in winter & keep out the damp easily (i assume because they're more porous than bricks-and-mortar).

the main obstacle here in ireland is getting planning permission to build anything that's even slightly out of the norm. 😅

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 6 points 4 months ago

Disclaimer: I can write my entire knowledge of DIY and building on an ant's dong in black marker

A pal of mine started a business building ecologically-sustainable holiday lodges. They were built out of timber and hay, with a limestone render.

They were beautiful and warm, but that was the result of years of battles with the planning dept who pushed back at almost every turn (despite absolute carbuncles going ahead no bother), and the architect who was more concerned with dropping prefabricated lodges in - defeating the selling point of being as green as possible.

I appreciate your input though, if there was ever such a thing as an across-the-water fist bump, this would be it!

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