Minke, Gernot <br/><br/>
Building with earth :  design and technology of a sustainable architecture / 
Gernot Minke. 
 - 199 pages :  illustrations (some colour), plans (some colour) ;  28 cm 
<br/><br/> Loosely based on the German publication: Das neue Lehmbau-Handbuch, originally published in 1994 and now in its sixth ed. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-199). 
<br/><br/> 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 earthen blocks --  Large blocks 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 --  Built examples --  Residences --  Cultural, educational and sacral buildings.  I.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  11.  12.  13.  14.  15.  II. 
<br/><br/> "This handbook offers a practical, systematic overview of the many uses of loam, or clayey soil, and the wide variety of techniques for processing it. Furthermore, the book explains particular building methods relating to prefabricated panels, direct forming with loam, weather protection or earthquake resistance. Numerous drawings and photos of construction sites show the concrete execution of earth architecture. Twenty-seven exemplary international projects illustrate the wide spectrum of design possibilities with earth."--BOOK JACKET. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>3764374772 9783764374778 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006047743 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Earth construction<br/>Sustainable buildings--Design and construction<br/>Sustainable architecture<br/>Buildings--Environmental engineering
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>720.47