These houses are built to make the best use of renewable resources and designed to guarantee environmental protection and the health of the community. Ecological housing has in fact ceased to be the choice of just a few radical ecologists to become one of the fastest developing interests in modern society.
This surge in interest arises among both architects and non-architects. For the architects building such houses, aesthetics and comfort are in no way incompatible with the principles of sustainable development. Research into alternative materials and new ways to apply traditional materials have paved the way to create a whole new range of superb designs.