Building with Earth : : Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture Fourth and revised edition / / Gernot Minke.
Earth, in common use for architectural construction for thousands of years, has in the past thirty years attracted renewed attention as a healthy, environment-friendly and economical building material. What needs to be considered in this context? The manual Building with Earth, which has been transl...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2021] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Edition: | 4th rev. ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The properties of earth as a building material
- 3 Preparing of loam
- 4 Improving the characteristics of loam by special treatment or additives
- 5 Rammed earthworks
- 6 Working with earth blocks
- 7 Large blocks and 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 resistance, coatings and coverings
- 13 Repair of loam structures
- 14 Customised design solutions
- 15 Earthquake-resistant building
- Built examples
- Residences
- Cultural, educational and sacred buildings
- Commercial, hospitality and health buildings
- Bibliography
- About the author
- Illustration credits
- Subject index