Building with earth : design and technology of a sustainable architecture /

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For a number of years, the healthy and environment-friendly building material clay, in common use for thousands of years, has been enjoying increasing popularity, including in industrialized nations. In hot dry and temperate climate zones, clay offers numerous advantages over other materials. Its pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Minke, Gernot
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basel ; Boston : Birkhauser-Publishers for Architecture, ©2006.
Temas:
Earth construction.
Sustainable buildings > Design and construction.
Sustainable architecture.
Buildings > Environmental engineering.
Architecture durable.
Constructions > Technique de l'environnement.
ARCHITECTURE > Sustainability & Green Design.
Buildings > Environmental engineering
Earth construction
Sustainable architecture
Sustainable buildings > Design and construction
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • I The technology of earth building
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The properties of earth as a building material
  • 3 Preparing of loam
  • 4 Improving the earth's characteristics by special treatment or additives
  • 5 Rammed earthworks
  • 6 Working with earthen blocks
  • 7 Large blocks and prefabricated panels
  • 8 Direct forming with wet loam
  • 9 Wet loam infill in skeleton structures
  • 10 Tamped, poured or pumped lightweight loam
  • 11 Loam plasters
  • 12 Weather protection of loam surfaces
  • 13 Repair of loam components
  • 14 Designs of particular building elements
  • 15 Earthquake-resistant building

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