The homes built to withstand wildfires
Exploring the use of mud as a building material
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As climate change continues to cause a rise in extreme weather patterns, the risk of losing your home in a fire becomes ever more real for people in certain communities.
In response to this problem, a handful of US residents are opting to build their homes with a very old, yet highly fire-resistant building material: mud.
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