Our goal is the search for development models that minimize environment impact. The benefits deriving from mans constructed objects on these environments reflect an adequate interference to the inhabited space. The resulting interference from habitation constructions is described. A process of deterioration and impoverishment of traditional constructive knowledge, including mud wall, was detected in the rural area of Monteiro, district of Itamonte in Minas Gerais, Brazil. In spite of the efficiency of these types of construction, the gradual degradation of some of the traditional constructive modes was verified. The original knowledge concerning the adequacy of materials to the climate and locality was abandoned and forgotten. The present research aims at studying the known constructive techniques, which use raw soil in order to recover their knowledge and procedures, to improve and adapt them to a certain place, and keep their development. The methodology of the Laboratory of Investigation in Living Design - LILD supports the experiments done along the work. In a few words, the methodology proposes a context study of local characteristics performing initial empiric experiments. This work is carried out at Monteiro and in the laboratory, always counting on the participation of community members. The investigation follows with scientific tests that allow for the control and improvement of procedures adopted in the studied techniques. The next step is to go back to the rural area and make other practical experiments, again, with the participation of community members. The result of shared activities between the researcher and local workers was the exchange of information concerning the production and the research itself, which allowed for the application of learned knowledge in the same object. Experiments along the way demonstrate the importance of utilizing fibers, not only as agents to stabilize soil, but also allowing for new light sealing possibilities, especially as main elements of composites in the form of plates and barks.