OVER ONE THIRD OF THE WORLDS POPULATION….

APPROXIMATELY 3 BILLION PEOPLE ON SIX CONTINENTS….

LIVES OR WORKS IN BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED OF EARTH.

Established in 1994, EARTHA was formed with the aim of fostering the cause of clay building in East Anglia. Within the region, there are thousands of examples of clay built structures, whether that of domestic dwellings or civic buildings. These heritage buildings are mostly examples of the Wattle and Daub technique, and Clay Lump.

Due to the unique qualities of clay, along with many other natural building materials, these historic buildings still stand strong. We therefore think it is necessary to promote and conserve these structures the best we can for future reference.

An example of wattle and daub. Replacing the split hazel (wattle), and using clay render (daub) to patch in. The old daub can be recycled and re-used.

We would like to preserve examples of these building techniques for years to come, to highlight the many beneficial properties of living in and building with clay, along with many other earth build materials.

By looking at the historical uses of clay technology, for which examples go back thousands of years, we want to embrace the future of clay in construction, so to provide a more sustainable, low impact and healthier means of development today.

Advice On Repair & Conservation

Block Making Demonstrations

Promoting New Earth Building

Training In Earth Building

Wattle and Daub

Cataloguing Existing Earth Buildings

What we do

EARTHA is a platform for individuals and companies to express their interest in all things earth building, and to help to share knowledge and information within the earth-building community.

We are here to help connect people and businesses with earth-based construction and conservation services within East Anglia.

As a Community, EARTHA hopes to continue to keep alive earth building practices akin to East Anglia, and to so many properties that exist within the region.

Demonstrations, hands on workshops, and on-site training sessions are held during the warmer months at various locations throughout the East Anglian region. These cover the two principal forms of clay construction of Wattle and Daub, and Clay Lump.

See more of our Training Sessions HERE

We also hold Conferences through the year, our most recent, ‘The Future is Earth’, was a full day event, held at The Gamekeeper, Old Buckenham, Norfolk. Guest speakers, Anthony Hudson (Hudson Architects), gave a brilliant and insightful presentation on the domestic CobBauge House in Fakenham, and Will Stanwix (The Hemp Block Company), discussed with us his personal and professional progression, development and testing of natural, sustainable building materials.

Become an EARTHA Member for just £25 a year, and benefit from exclusive Member’s content. Presentations from ‘The Future is Earth’ Conference are available, including our Guest Speaker Anthony Hudson’s presentation of the CobBauge House, as well as EARTHA Committee Member, Michael Knights’ presentation on the application of tar to buildings.

Scroll down for more Information on this Conference, Our Online Service Directory, and how to become an EARTHA Member.

The Future is Earth Conference: 28th November 2024

Marking our 30th Anniversary, we held our first EARTHA Conference after a period of time, held at The Gamekeeper at Old Buckenham, Norfolk. This all day event welcomed talks from a whole host of guest speakers, drawing conversation from both new and old earth build enthusiasts. To all that attended, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did hosting!

Keep an eye on EARTHA News, for more events and workshops to come.

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EARTHA Membership is just £25 a year, and will allow you first pick of tickets to all of our events, training and workshops. Members also get concession tickets to any of our events, so do sign up, and become part of our Member’s Mailing List for more information.

MSC Naturally awarded 'Most Innovative Sustainable Manufacturer 2025' - UK for BETTABLOK

Our very own EARTHA chair, an original member of the organisation, and Owner and Director of MSC Naturally, Malcolm Carrington, will be heading to FUTURE BUILD 4-6th March 2025, exhibiting his earth build material, BETTABLOK.

BETTABLOK is a sustainable building material of an unfired clay, chalk, lime, sand and straw mix, designed to be quickly installed, with zero production waste, 100% fully recyclable and miniumum energy input.

Find out more HERE

Become a Member

As EARTHA celebrates it’s 30th Anniversary, we would welcome you to consider becoming part of our organisation, and be able to take advantage of the many benefits of EARTHA’s Membership such as:

Networking access with individuals and businesses within earth building.
Concessions for workshops and conferences.
Knowledge from specialist committees in Conservation and New Earth Builds.
Become part of the EARTHA mailing list, allowing you to keep up with relevant earth build information and events within the region.
Advertising space for your trade, services or profession.
Have a say at our AGM, and maybe become part of the EARTHA Committee.
Access the Member’s Area, which will be updated regularly and may include: Technical Advice Sheets, Member’s Blog, Frequently asked Questions, Event News and more.

A yearly Membership subscription is just £25 per person, and allows for you to make the most out of the EARTHA network and all of our events.

Please click the link below to become an EARTHA Member. Instructions on how to make payment of your membership by bank transfer will be available after you register, and will also be sent via email (you may need to check your spam/junk folder for this correspondence). Your User profile on our website will then be activated. While we aim to be speedy on this process, membership is manually reviewed, so please allow for a few days in response.

If you have any enquiries regarding EARTHA Membership, please feel free to email: contact@eartha.org.uk

Click HERE and Become a member

Member's Service Directory

The Service Directory can be used for reference, if you are in need of help regarding a particular earth build service or trade. If you are unable to find the right information, we may be able to connect you with an appropriate service through our network of members.

If you are a business that would like to join our network, please consider a yearly subscription starting from £25, and your company will then be added to our directory of earth-build services.

For more information, please click the link to our Service Directory page, or email: contact@eartha.org.uk