Building with Earth : : Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture /

Building with Earth : : Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture / / Gernot Minke.

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Der ressourcenschonende und gesunde Baustoff Lehm, seit Jahrtausenden gebräuchlich, erfreut sich seit vielen Jahren auch in den Industrienationen wachsender Beliebtheit. In gemäßigten und trocken-heißen Klimazonen bietet der Lehm zahlreiche Vorteile gegenüber anderen Materialien. Seine spezifische B...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Architecture, Design and Arts 2000 - 2014
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Minke, Gernot,
Place / Publishing House:Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2013]
©2009
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:2nd rev. ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (199 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 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 earth 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
  • II Built examples
  • Residences
  • Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings
  • Future prospects
  • Measures
  • Bibliographical references
  • Acknowledgements
  • Illustration credits

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