Adobe: The Most Sustainable Recyclable Building Material


Image part of Libro Herbert Baresch, the man and the architect. Image © Ignacio Gomez Pulido

Image part of Libro Herbert Baresch, the man and the architect. Image © Ignacio Gomez Pulido

When building for a more sustainable world, the materials you choose undoubtedly play the biggest part in minimizing your project’s carbon footprint. Building a wall out of plastic bottles, for example, prevents them from adding to the hoard in a landfill. However, there is a material used for centuries throughout the world that tops all the rest when it comes to sustainability: adobe.

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