Vision
To revive, promote, and standardize earthen construction practices across India, honouring centuries-old wisdom while integrating modern sustainability, safety, and performance standards.
Mission
To establish a unified national platform that strengthens and formalizes India’s rich legacy of earthen construction.
This includes developing world-class research programs, creating structured training systems for artisans and professionals, and building standardized certification pathways.
Through this, EMCI aims to empower communities, upgrade skills, and reintroduce earthen architecture as a respected, modern, and technically robust discipline.
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To document, preserve, and map the diverse earthen traditions of India—from cob houses in the North-East, to adobe clusters in Rajasthan, to rammed earth architecture in the Deccan.
This registry will record traditional methods, exemplary structures, master masons, heritage clusters, soil behaviours, innovations, and contemporary use-cases.
The goal is to build an authoritative national database that guides research, safeguards Indigenous knowledge, and becomes a cornerstone for future policy and academic work.
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To evolve India’s official codes and manuals for earthen construction.
This mission aims to transition earthen construction from an informal, undocumented practice into a recognized, codified, and engineer-approved building system.
By aligning with national sustainability agendas, disaster-resilience standards, and modern performance requirements.
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Core Objectives
1. Training & Certification
Structured programs for artisans, engineers, architects, and students on earthen masonry systems.
2. Research & Documentation
Field studies and documentation of techniques such as cob, adobe, rammed earth, and wattle-and-daub.
3. Standards & Policy Support
Collaborative development of national codes, guidelines, and technical manuals.
4. Awareness & Promotion
Workshops, masterclasses, exhibitions, and an annual National Earthen Architecture Conference.
5. Sustainability Advocacy
Promotion of earthen construction as a low-carbon, energy-efficient, and climate-adaptive building solution.
6. Certification & Accreditation
Accreditation of training centres and skill certification for qualified masons and professionals.
Dr. Aakash Sinha has been appointed as the new Chairman of the (EMCI)
With this transition, all previous chairpersons, committees, and members stand dissolved.
A new governing committee will be constituted under the leadership and guidance of Dr. Aakash Sinha, marking the beginning of a renewed and strengthened phase for EMCI.