| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some colour), portrait |
| Series |
Natural building series |
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Natural building series
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| Contents |
Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The merits of earthbag building -- 1. Basic materials for earthbag building -- 3. Tools, tricks and terminology -- 4. Foundations -- 5. Structural design features of earthbag walls -- 6. Step-by-step flexible-form rammed earth technique -- 7. Electrical, plumbing, shelving, and intersecting walls : making the connection -- 8. Lintel, window and door installation -- 9. Roof systems -- 10. Arches : putting the arc back into architecture -- 11. Dynamics of a dome -- 12. Illustrated guide to dome construction -- 13. Roofing options for domes -- 14. Exterior plasters -- 15. Interior plasters -- 16. Floors -- 17. Designing for your climate -- 18. The code -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Resource guide -- Index |
| Summary |
Offers an approach to construction techniques for building with bags filled with earth, and discusses the many merits of earthbag construction |
| Analysis |
ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design |
| Notes |
"A Mother Earth news book for wiser living"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Earth construction.
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Pisé.
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Earth houses -- Design and construction
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Earth houses.
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pisé.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General.
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Earth construction
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Earth houses -- Design and construction
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Pisé
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Construction en terre.
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Constructions en terre -- Conception et construction.
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Pisé.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kiffmeyer, Donald.
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| LC no. |
2007310224 |
| ISBN |
155092303X |
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9781550923032 |
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1282464043 |
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9781282464049 |
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6612464046 |
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9786612464041 |
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