Preface Organization and committeesConference support Plenary lectures Continuity of French rammed earth architecture H. Guillaud, S. Moriset & D. Gandreau Lectures A web map for Italian earthen architecture M. Achenza & C. Cocco The documentation and analysis of the earthen architecture in Saudi Arabia A.A. Alaidarous Earth-based architecture linked to charcoal making in north Aragon mountain ranges Q. Angulo, E. Monesma & A. Quiterio A pentagonal block home G. Barbeta & E. Navarrete Thermal improvement of rammed earth buildings by the inclusion of natural corkG. Barbeta & F.X. Massó Ros 36 Thankas to promote the conservation of the Ladakhi earthen heritage M. Bertagnin, D.D. Antoni, A. Skedzuhn-Safir, M. Oeter & H. Vets The first Italian Rammed earth restoration guidelines G. Bollini & I. Parodi Jute fabric to improve the mechanical properties of rammed earth constructionsS. Briccoli, M. Fagone, F. Loccarini & G. Ranocchiai Practices and demands in retrofitting of vernacular rammed earth houses A. Buzo, H.J. Cho, L. Genis & G. Paccoud Latest trends in rammed earth restoration in western Andalucía J. Canivell & A. Graciani Albacete fairground: Conservation of a singular rammed earth building C. Caro Restoration of the Rojano Tower in Lorca (Murcia, Spain) P.E. Collado Saint Anthony hermitage: An example of earth rammed wall in a reconquest church L. Cortés, S. Tormo, R. Marín & J. Pardo Ceramic connectors & culture connection V. Cristini & J.R. Ruiz-Checa A parameterization of brick-reinforced rammed earth in Valencian Region (Spain) V. Cristini, F. Martella, C. Mileto & F. Vegas Transdisciplinarity in rammed earth construction for contemporary practice M. Dabaieh & M. Sakr From refined to popular architecture. Mixed rammed earth walls with adobe reinforcements M. del Río & F. Jové C.A.S.A.—Central American Sustainable Architecture L. Di Virgilio & S. Parlato Stratigraphic analysis of earthen architecture: The mosque of M’Hamid El Ghizlane O. Domínguez, A. García & C. Moreno Air lime-earth blended mortars—assessment on fresh state and workability P. Faria, I. Dias, N. Jamú & V. Silva Earthen construction in Alto Arnoia river valley, Galicia A. Fernández The vernacular earthen architecture near Turin (Piedmont, Italy) F. Fratini, S. Rescic, C. Riminesi, M. Mattone, L. Rovero & U. Tonietti Evaluation of seismic behaviour of rammed earth structures R. Gallego & I. Arto Restoration of monumental rammed earth buildings in Spain in the last decade according to the 1% Cultural Program L. García Soriano, C. Mileto, F. Vegas & V. La Spina Early modern period adobe in Sicily: Recent finds M.L. Germanà The Ksar Sidi Bou Abdellah in Mdagra Oasis, Morocco T. Gil & P. Rodríguez-Navarro Puzzolanic materials for restoration of earthen architecture L.F. Guerrero, F.J. Soria & R.S. Roux The presaharian settlements of the Ziban: The persistence of Roman elementsin native Islamic dwelling S. Haoui Earthen architecture’s on seismic areas: Costa Rica’s case I. Hernández Rammed earth consolidation techniques: Restoration of Talamanca del Jarama city wall E. Herrero From stone to rammed earth: The open plan architecture in Sinyent Farm (Valencia, Spain) F. Iborra & I. Matoses Contemporary rammed earth construction. Alexandre Bastos—creativity and maturity F. Jorge The fitness of earthen architecture C. Kraus Compressive strength of blood stabilized earthen architecture C. Kraus, D. Hirmas & J. Roberts Location and conservation of rammed earth in Chelva (Spain) M.Á. Lloría, J.A. Cantó & S.D. Lozano The walls construction system in Muza Tower (Benifaio, Spain) V. López, S. Tormo & T.M. Pellicer Design in Jericho: Contemporary earthen architecture and local cultural landscape F.M. Lorusso & S. Mecca The karsheef: Problems of cultural and environmental conservation G. Martines Characterization of external renderings of rammed earth constructions in the Algarve L. Mateus, J. de Brito & M.R. Veiga Masked defensive architecture. El portal de Massalavés I. Matoses Sequential organization for self-built earthen construction site S. Mecca & M. Achilli Restoration of rammed-earth monumental buildings 1980–2011, the Valencian Community (Spain) M. Mestre, L. García Soriano, M. Diodato & V. La Spina Conservation of earthen architecture in the United States of America: Some case studies C. Mileto & F. Vegas Innovation through a public construction using rammed earth in Alsace L. Piccon & A. Mesbah The other architecture: From natural caves to excavated housing B.P. García & J.C. Pérez Sánchez First considerations for an adobes mensio-chronology 287D. Pittaluga & R. Pagella T.E.R.R.E.—Technological Experiments and Research on Earth buildings S. Pollak & A. Fasoli An itinerary through Sardinian earth built villages E. Pusceddu Light Earth Designs: Natural material, natural structure M.H. Ramage, T. Hall & P. Rich Experimental rammed earth prototypes in Mediterranean climate L. Rincón, S. Serrano, L.F. Cabeza, B. González, A. Navarro & M. Bosch Inventory of Outat valley ksour in Morocco P. Rodríguez-Navarro & T. Gil Knowledge exchange for innovation in the vernacular rammed earth technique, Peru S. Rodríguez-Larraín, J. Vargas-Neumann, S. Onnis & R. Correa The Jiayuguan Fortress: Structural consistency and safeguarding programs L. Rovero & U. Tonietti Guidelines elaboration for a self-building manual with earth in Chiapas State, Mexico K. Sánchez Clay boards and panels—an innovative earth building product for drywall construction H. Schroeder Earth as a construction material conserving Addiriyah of Saudi Arabia M.S. Zami Architecture and landscape in Sharq al-Andalus. The conservation of an Islamic qarya A. Soler, R. Soler & E. Paredes Study of the Pre-Hispanic Road located in the PUCP Campus, Lima, Peru J. Vargas-Neumann, F. Jonnard, S.G. Zacarias & J.M. Robles Rammed earth and prestige in Rincón’s region, the Abbey House in Castielfabib, Spain À. Vázquez-Esparza Contributions of traditional façades to the thermal comfort J. Vercher, F. Cubel, C. Lerma, Á. Mas & E. Gil Author index