Bio-Integrated Material Science

Analysis of indigenous building materials, focusing on the structural and thermal properties of rammed earth, botanical fibers, and bio-based binders.

Bio-Integrated Material Science

The Cointeraux Legacy: Quantifying 18th-Century Pisé de Terre and Thermal Mass

Anisotropic Grain Orientation in Scandinavian Stave Construction: 12th Century Data

Anisotropic Grain and Self-Organizing Structures: The Case of Japanese Minka

Myth vs. Record: The Durability of Medieval Cruck Frames and Air-Dried Oak

Scottish Blackhouses: Resource-Constrained Vernacularization in the Hebrides

Thermal Mass and Aggregate Ratios: A Historical Analysis of Sahelian Rammed Earth

Hygroscopic Regulation in Tudor Wattle-and-Daub: Botanical Fiber Performance

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

Cellular Morphogenesis in Dogon Habitations: Fractal Growth and Lineage Allocation

Fractal Propagation in Lineage-Based Settlements: The Ba-ila Settlement Model

Fujian Tulou: Recursive Earth-Ramming and Self-Organizing Familial Micro-Economies

Passive Solar Gain in Ancestral Puebloan Cliff Dwellings: A Spatial Audit

Calcined Limestone and Animal Glues: The Chemistry of Roman Domestic Plasters

Calcined Limestone and Breathable Plasters: A Mediterranean Evolution

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

Solar Optimization in Mesa Verde: Ancestral Puebloan Passive Design (AD 1100-1300)

Botanical Fibers and Animal Glues: The Material Science of Medieval Wattle-and-Daub