A “milestone” new home in our area is the first in the UK to be constructed using a new form of low-energy earth building. CobBauge House in Fakenham, designed by Hudson Architects, is the first ever Buildings Regulations-compliant form of cob building, making an ancient building technique fit for purpose in the 21st century. It involved a combination of hemp straw, water and earth – or mud – being used to construct the property. Building this way is a technique that is considered to be highly sustainable and is centuries old – around 50% of the world’s population still lives in earth-based ho…