Adobe's a natural building material made from sand, clay, and water, with some kind of fibrous or organic material (sticks, straw, dung), which's shaped into bricks using frames and dried in the sun. It's similar to cob and mudbrick. Adobe structures are extremely durable and account for some of the oldest extant buildings on the planet. In hot climates, compared to wooden buildings, adobe buildings offer significant advantages due to their greater thermal mass, but they're known to be particul… (More on Adobe)