Editing Permaculture (section)

=== Natural building ===

{{further|Sustainable architecture}}

[[File:Cob with living roof.jpg|thumb|Small [[Cob (material)|cob]] building with a [[living roof]] ]]

[[Natural building]] involves using a range of building systems and materials that apply permaculture principles. The focus is on durability and the use of minimally processed, plentiful, or [[renewable resource]]s, as well as those that, while recycled or salvaged, produce healthy living environments and maintain indoor air quality. For example, cement, a common building material, emits [[carbon dioxide]] and is harmful to the environment while natural building works with the environment, using materials that are biodegradable, such as [[Cob (material)|cob]], [[adobe]], [[rammed earth]] (unburnt clay), and [[Straw-bale construction|straw bale]] (which insulates as well as modern synthetic materials).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Quiquivix |first=Linda |date=2017 |title=Beyond Permaculture Ethics: Review of Permaculture Magazine's Film Series, "Living with the Land" |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10455752.2017.1353229?journalCode=rcns20 |journal=Capitalism Nature Socialism |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=130 |doi=10.1080/10455752.2017.1353229 |via=[[Taylor & Francis]] |s2cid=148659771}}</ref>