A number of documents for better seismic-resistant construction have been prepared under the National Building Code Development Project (NEP/88/054/21.03) in 1993.Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Building Construction: Earthen Buildings (EB) are one of them. The originally prepared document has been revised by DUDBC in March 2014. This document provides basic guidelines for the earthquake resistance of earthen buildings in particular.

This guideline is prepared in order to raise the seismic safety of earthen buildings. This is intended to be implemented by the owner/builder with some assistance from technicians. This could also act as a basic guideline for architectural design and construction detailing of Earthen Buildings (EB).