Meet the best friends de-carbonizing the construction sector, one (mud) brick at a time. Rosie Paul and Sridevi Changali lead an all-woman architecture firm in Bangalore, India, focused on using traditional materials such as mud to build sustainably in India and beyond. The built environment is responsible for almost 40% of global CO2 emissions. The use of materials such as cement and steel creates a massive carbon footprint, both in production and transport. Can mud be the solution? Architects like Rosie and Sri are reviving raw-earth construction to build sustainable structures that can withstand extreme weather events such as flash floods and intense heat. At the same time, they’re championing more women in architecture and training more women to be stone masons on site.
