ABSTRACT
This report describes the making of Light Earth Blocks (LEB) using the waste from cotton ginning waste and slip (a mix of clay and water) in different proportions. Bearing capacity and thermal insulation of obtained blocks was then assessed. As today there is a wide array of experience in slip binding from different vegetable fibers, the aim of this work is to analize comparatively the physical properties of cotton ginning waste light earth and the ones of their widely studied analogues, such as light earth with straw and wood chips (Volhard, 2016). Results show the possibility of getting a very low density and easy to manufacture material which, despite its limited compression resistance, has a very good thermal insulation capacity that is entirely compatible with the required provisions to solve the housing deficit of the cotton production region in Argentina.
