Intervention of Cécile Cros, GoodPlanet Solidaire manager, at the Ecological Architecture Symposium in Morocco
The GoodPlanet Foundation is currently participating in the symposium on ecological architecture in Fès, Morocco, to present its bioclimatic school project in the High-Atlas. Many other rammed earth constructions have already been carried out, but these are insufficient : discussions highlighted the need to develop this carbon-poor, traditional form of architecture, as it can play a considerable role in energy-saving and resource extraction. In addition to their aesthetic character, rammed earth constructions offer thermal and phonic qualities incomparable to those of concrete in particular. These constructions do not require any extra energy-input as the walls naturally keep the heat during the winter and allow air circulation during the summer. They are completely sustainable if properly looked after.
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