Bookbot

Natural Building Series - 8: Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques

En savoir plus sur le livre

Over 70 percent of Americans struggle to afford code-enforced, contractor-built homes, sparking interest in natural materials like straw, cob, and earth for affordable building solutions that emphasize labor over costly, environmentally harmful materials. This guide offers a comprehensive overview of constructing with earth-filled bags, or earthbags. Introduced by Nader Khalili in 1993, the authors refined the "Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique" over the past decade. This dependable method is suitable for creating homes, outbuildings, and garden walls, and can also produce aesthetically pleasing arched and domed structures, making it applicable in various settings, including developing countries and emergency relief scenarios. The illustrated guide highlights the advantages of earthbag construction and details essential elements such as design considerations, foundations, walls, floors, electrical and plumbing systems, lintels, window and door installations, roofs, arches, and domes. Additionally, it covers costs, crafting specialized tools, building code considerations, and includes a comprehensive resources guide, making it an indispensable reference for this sustainable construction method.

Achat du livre

Natural Building Series - 8: Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques, Kaki Hunter, Donald Kiffmeyer

Langue
Année de publication
2004
product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
(souple),
État du livre
Très bon
Prix
6,99 €

Modes de paiement

Personne n'a encore évalué .Évaluer

Titre
Natural Building Series - 8: Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques
Langue
Anglais
Publié
2004
Format
souple
Pages
257
ISBN10
0865715076
ISBN13
9780865715073
Séries
Description
Over 70 percent of Americans struggle to afford code-enforced, contractor-built homes, sparking interest in natural materials like straw, cob, and earth for affordable building solutions that emphasize labor over costly, environmentally harmful materials. This guide offers a comprehensive overview of constructing with earth-filled bags, or earthbags. Introduced by Nader Khalili in 1993, the authors refined the "Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique" over the past decade. This dependable method is suitable for creating homes, outbuildings, and garden walls, and can also produce aesthetically pleasing arched and domed structures, making it applicable in various settings, including developing countries and emergency relief scenarios. The illustrated guide highlights the advantages of earthbag construction and details essential elements such as design considerations, foundations, walls, floors, electrical and plumbing systems, lintels, window and door installations, roofs, arches, and domes. Additionally, it covers costs, crafting specialized tools, building code considerations, and includes a comprehensive resources guide, making it an indispensable reference for this sustainable construction method.