Building with Earth
Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture
by Gernot Minke
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"This handbook offers a practical, systematic overview of the many uses of loam, or clayey soil, and the wide variety of techniques for processing it. Furthermore, the book explains particular building methods relating to prefabricated panels, direct forming with loam, weather protection or earthquake resistance. Numerous drawings and photos of construction sites show the concrete execution of earth architecture. Twenty-seven exemplary international projects illustrate the wide spectrum of design possibilities with earth."--Jacket.
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Sustainable architecture, Buildings, Sustainable buildings, Earth construction, Environmental engineering, Design and construction, loam, earth, lightweight, rammed, walls, clay, thermal, lime, wall, plaster, rammed earth, lightweight loam, thermal insulation, straw loam, compressive strength, mineral loam, binding force, loam plaster, lightweight mineral, building elements, Earth houses, Buildings, environmental engineering, Architectural designShowing 11 featured editions. View all 11 editions?
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"In nearly all hot-arid and temperate climates, earth has always been the most prevalent building material."
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