Rammed earth is an ancient building process that has been modified by us through the centuries as more and more new techniques and products have become attainable. Its revival was really around the 1970s. Rammed earth is a very beautiful material. Rammed earth is commonly known for its walls as they are a very reliable material when it comes to building walls, first used in Lyons, France, in 1562. Up to 500mm thick walls can still be constructed if need be, with or without cement, most modern day rammed earth walls in Australia (as well as many other first world countries) are built using cement as a stabiliser and are typically 300mm thick for outside walls and 300mm or 200mm for internal walls. Rammed earth originally consisted of multiple
