ABSTRACT
It is evident when observing the built environment in the American Midwest that significant barriers have prevented or discouraged the adoption of rammed earth architecture. An investigation into these root causes reveals several possible barriers, such as the lack of a rammed earth building code. Yet, these types of barriers appear to be a symptom rather than a cause. Lack of an ice building code is hardly adequate in explaining why we do not build with ice (at least south of Quebec!).
