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We present a comparative study of internal and external thermal insulations in two pilot rural houses in the mountainous cold region of the middle atlas in the Dayet Aoua region, province of Ifrane, Morocco. In both studies we used plastic waste bottles (PET bottles) in cavity walls and roofs. The idea is to increase insulation by reducing convection fluxes in wall cavities using cheap insulating...