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Building with earth : design and technology of a sustainable architecture /
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Basel ; Boston :
Birkhäuser,
c2009.
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| Edición: | 2nd and rev. ed. |
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- I. The technology of earth building : Introduction
- The properties of earth as a building material
- Preparing of loam
- Improving the earth's characteristics by special treatment or additives
- Rammed earthworks
- Working with earth blocks
- Large block and prefabricated panels
- Direct forming with wet loam
- Wet loam infill in skeleton structures
- Tamped, poured or pumped lightweight loam
- Loam plasters
- Weather protection of loam surfaces
- Repair of loam components
- Designs of particular building elements
- Earthquake-resistant building
- II. Built examples : Residences
- Cultural, educational and sacral buildings : School of Solvig, Järma, Sweden ; Kindergarten, Sorsum, Germany ; School in Rudrapur, Bangladesh ; Kindergarten and nursery of Druk White Lotus School, Ladakh, India ; Panafrican Institute for Development, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ; Youth centre at Spandau, Berlin, Germany ; Printing plant in Pielach, Austria ; Office building, New Delhi, India ; Mii amo spa at Sedona, Arizona ; Tourist resort at Baird Bay, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia ; Charles Sturt University at Thurgoona, New South Wales, Australia ; Chapel of the central clinic in Suhl, Germany ; Cultural centre, La Paz, Bolivia ; Mosque, Wabern, Germany ; Chapel of Reconciliation, Berlin, Germany ; Center of Gravity Foundation Hall at Jemez Springs, New Mexico, USA
- Future prospects
- Measures.