Since the 1980s environmental considerations have become increasingly important throughout Germany and Europe as well as internationally. Environmentally friendly, energy conscious and sustainable building using healthy and recyclable building materials is experiencing a renaissance.

An ever increasing series of exemplary built projects bear testimony to the many and varied uses of earth in building, many of which have been realised by DVL members. The projects range from the everyday to the spiritual, from the historical to the modern. They have been built for both private and public clients, some of them as self-build projects, others utilising industrial prefabrication.

A data sheet describing each project in more detail is available for each project, as well as details of the project participants.

The earthen building project library is an archive of exemplary built projects which make substantial or particular use earth, and will be extended continually with projects from Germany and beyond..

Over the past few years we have received many requests from potential clients looking for built examples of buildings employing earth as a building material. The DVL has therefore begun to establish a collection of case study projects which show a cross-section of earthen building projects from the last 15 years or so. Projects cover a variety of different techniques, materials and functions, both in the new-build sector and the field of conservation and renovation. The collection will be expanded continually with new projects from Germany and further afield.

Architects, planners, clients, building firms can suggest projects for inclusion in the project library. There is no cost associated. A pdf project form can be downloaded which details all the necessary information required. You may also contact us directly via » email.

The project sheets are » copyright (c) Dachverband Lehms e.V.  They may only be used for non-commercial purposes with the express written permission of the DVL and the respective architects and/or clients.

Project designs, photographs and plan material is copyright of the individual architects, authors and photographers.