

Rammed Earth
Henry H. Delong assisted Ralph Patty with his rammed earth
research and supervised the construction of the building that bears his name. Delong was a
founding curator of the State Agricultural Heritage Museum.
Links of interest
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Ralph Patty, Chairman of the Agricultural Engineering Department, supervised the rammed
earth research at SDSC in the 1920s and 1930s. Patty's research was published internationally
as well as by SDSC and the USDA.
Rammed Earth Development
Rammed Earth in
Australia
Rammed Earth for Solar Design
The Honey House
Energy Efficient Housing
Earth Building Research Forum
Terra Firma, Rammed Walls Limited
Green Earth Builders