Protecting Romania's vernacular urban history is the overarching goal of the proposed study,
which aims to find creative and practical ways to capitalise on traditional building techniques.
Redesigning traditional Romanian housing entities using modern methods, techniques, and
tools (e.g., specific design methods and detailing, material mix design, specific material
parameters, etc.) is one way to accomplish this goal. An existing model that has been
empirically validated over the centuries using construction materials and techniques primarily
from rural areas can be reformatted with modern scientific knowledge to create a new model
that meets current safety, aesthetic, and quality standards. Depending on the climatic and relief
zoning, earthen buildings in Romania were developed differently. These buildings can be
vernacular or built with qualified personnel like craftsmen and traditional masons. Many
different techniques and technologies are used in their construction, such as load-bearing
walls, adobe bricks, mixed wood-earth structures, etc. The traditional housing legacy of
Romania can be preserved by optimising these techniques and technologies, finding their
weaknesses and engineering solutions to overcome them, and determining relevant fields of
application based on their physical, mechanical, and durability characteristics and their
evaluated bearing capacity. Nearly half of Romania's population is now relocating to rural
regions, including dwellings constructed of earth, which presents a clear potential for the
suggested study. Earth, clay, wood, and other traditional building materials are derived from
primary natural resources. By utilising these materials, ecological housing concepts can be
created that are highly efficient in terms of energy savings, indoor air quality, and resource
conservation. This aligns with the industry-wide push for Circular Economy implementation
and the general goal of reducing resource consumption.