• Dr. Binaya Patnaik
• Temesgen Gebreyesus
• Getnet Kassahun

Since ages, earth has been used as one of the common building material around the world. About 30% of the world population lives in houses constructed with earth materials. Earth materials provide environmental and economic benefits which makes it suitable and affordable for many to use as a prime building material in house construction. There are several techniques used to build a house using earth as a prime material and Adobe building technique is one which is an ancient technique dated back to 8300 BC. The adobe houses are predominantly found in less economically developed countries and rural areas, because of its less cost, simple method of construction and abundance of locally available materials. The major disadvantage associated with adobe structures are frequent maintenance and vulnerability to fast deterioration which is a major reason for rejection of adobe as a building material. However, there has been a great interest shown by researchers in preservation of this age-old building technique. So, here an attempt has been made to provide a global vision of the adobe constructions in the past, and its prospectus in the future.

Adobe, Strength, Durability, Thermal Insulation, Stabilizers

"Sustainability of Adobe Structures – A Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.831-835, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906X06.pdf

"Sustainability of Adobe Structures – A Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp831-835, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906X06.pdf