Author

Sela Morant

Sela researches the passive solar optimization of traditional dwellings through strategic fenestration. She investigates how unseasoned timber framing and anisotropic grain orientations respond to environmental stressors over several generations.

Articles by Sela Morant

Low-Impact Vernacularization

The Economic Resilience of Vernacular Housing Systems

Apr 30, 2026 4 min read

Hygrothermal & Passive Performance

Material Innovations in Modern Vernacular Housing: The Shift to Rammed Earth and Bio-Fibers

Apr 29, 2026 3 min read

Bio-Integrated Material Science

Bio-Integrated Construction: The New Frontier of Low-Impact Vernacular Habitations

Apr 28, 2026 3 min read

Hygrothermal & Passive Performance

The Physics of Passive Design: Quantifying Thermal Mass and Breathability in Vernacular Plaster Formulations

Apr 27, 2026 3 min read

Low-Impact Vernacularization

Academic Consortium Releases Extensive Study on Econo-Architectural Vernacularization in Sub-Saharan Dwelling Typologies

Apr 27, 2026 3 min read

Hygrothermal & Passive Performance

Quantifying Thermal Performance and Aggregate Ratios in Modern Rammed Earth Habitats

Apr 24, 2026 3 min read

Hygrothermal & Passive Performance

Vernacular Building Methods Drive New Economic Frameworks in Resource-Constrained Regions

Apr 23, 2026 3 min read

Vernacular Structural Systems

Technological Advances in Rammed Earth and Wattle-and-Daub Construction for Modern Low-Impact Dwellings

Apr 21, 2026 4 min read

Vernacular Structural Systems

The Resurgence of Low-Impact Vernacular Typologies in Global Residential Planning

Apr 19, 2026 3 min read

Low-Impact Vernacularization

Morphogenetic Analysis of Lineage-Based Settlements and Self-Organizing Habitats

Apr 18, 2026 4 min read

Bio-Integrated Material Science

The Morphogenetics of Hakka Settlement Patterns: Private vs. Communal Spatial Logic

Jan 16, 2026 6 min read

Hygrothermal & Passive Performance

Woven Wattle-and-Daub: Tensile Fibers and Thermal Lag in Neolithic Britain

Dec 11, 2025 6 min read

Bio-Integrated Material Science

Bio-Integrated Mortars in Mesoamerica: The Use of Opuntia Cacti Mucilage

Nov 28, 2025 5 min read

Hygrothermal & Passive Performance

Hygrothermal Regulation of Calcined Limestone: A Study of Medieval European Plasters

Nov 24, 2025 5 min read

Domestic Spatial Morphology

Botanical Fiber Reinforcement in Medieval Wattle-and-Daub

Nov 14, 2025 6 min read