Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction - Softcover

McHenry, Paul Graham

 
9780816511242: Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0816511241 ISBN 13: 9780816511242
Publisher: University of Arizona Press, 1989

Synopsis

Earth is the oldest and most widely used building material in the world today. It's abundant, inexpensive, and energy-efficient. But if you're building with earth, simplicity of material needn't be an excuse for poor planning. Paul Graham McHenry, author of the best-selling Adobe - Build It Yourself, here provides the most complete, accurate, and factual source of technical information on building with earth. Lavishly illustrated with scores of photographs and drawings, Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings spells out details of: - soil selection - adobe brick manufacturing - adobe brick wall construction - rammed earth wall construction - window and door detailing - earth wall finishes - foundations - floor and roof structures - insulation - mechanical considerations. Whether you're designing a new building or renovating an existing structure, Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings can show you how to achieve better results.

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Paul Graham McHenry provides the most complete, accurate, and factual source of technical information on building with earth. Lavishly illustrated with scores of photographs and drawings.

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Earth is the oldest and most widely used building material in the world today. It's abundant, inexpensive, and energy-efficient. But if you're building with earth, simplicity of material needn't be an excuse for poor planning. Paul Graham McHenry, author of the best-selling "Adobe - Build It Yourself," here provides the most complete, accurate, and factual source of technical information on building with earth. Lavishly illustrated with scores of photographs and drawings, Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings spells out details of: - soil selection
- adobe brick manufacturing
- adobe brick wall construction
- rammed earth wall construction
- window and door detailing
- earth wall finishes
- foundations
- floor and roof structures
- insulation
- mechanical considerations. Whether you're designing a new building or renovating an existing structure, "Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings" can show you how to achieve better results.

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Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Publication date
1989
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0816511241
ISBN 13 
9780816511242
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
217

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