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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786062603321

Autore

Minke Gernot

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland : , : Birkhäuser, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

3-0346-0872-1

Edizione

[Third and revised edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Classificazione

720

BAU 348f

ZH 4200

Disciplina

721.04422

Soggetti

Earth construction

Sustainable architecture

Sustainable buildings - Design and construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous edition: 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

Incldues bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Content -- Preface -- 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 -- 16 Built examples -- Cultural, Educational and Sacred Buildings -- Commercial and Hospitality Buildings -- Bibliographical references -- Illustration credits -- Acknowledgements

Sommario/riassunto

The revised 3rd edition of this handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author's presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures all over the world. Numerous photographs of construction sites and



drawings show the concrete execution of earth architecture.