Local Knowledge About Natural Building

A natural building involves a range of building systems and materials that place major emphasis on sustainability. Sustainability through natural building focuses on durability and the use of minimally processed, plentiful or renewable resources, as well as those that, while recycled or salvaged, produce healthy living environments and maintain indoor air quality. Natural building focuses on the need to lessen the environmental impact of buildings and other supporting systems, without sacrificing comfort or health. It uses abundantly available, renewable, reused or recycled materials and heightens the emphasis on architectural design. The orientation of a building, understanding local climate and site conditions, and natural ventilation fundamentally lessen operating costs and positively impact the environmental. Building compactly and minimizing the ecological footprint as well as on-site handling of energy, water capture, alternate sewage treatment and water reuse are all taken into consideration.