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Rediscovering the Most Ancient Building Material
David Easton
ISBN: 9780930031794
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Chelsea Green Publishing Co
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The Rammed Earth House is an eye-opening example of how the most dramatic innovations in home design and construction frequently have their origins in the distant past. By rediscovering the most ancient of all building materials - earth - forward thinking home builders can now create structures that set new standards for beauty…
Humans have been using earth as a primary building material for more than ten thousand years. Rammed earth, as practiced today, involves tamping a mixture of earth, water, and a little cement into wooden forms to create thick, sturdy masonry walls. Earthbuilt homes offer their inhabitants a powerful sense of security and well-being and have a permanence and solidity altogether lacking in so many of today's modular, pre-fab houses.
| ISBN | 0930031792 | | Pages | 224 | | ISBN13 | 9780930031794
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 001 | | Publisher | Chelsea Green Publishing Co | | Weight (grammes) | 826 | | Imprint | Chelsea Green Publishing Co | | Published in | White River Junction | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Real Goods independent living books | | Publication date | 01 Jan 1996 | | Height (mm) | 252 | | Photographer | Wright, Cynthia | | Width (mm) | 204 | | Library of Congress | TH4818.A3E | | Spine width (mm) | 23 | | DEWEY | 693.2 | | Academic level | General, Professional / Scholarly, Technical/vocational | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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| | | Preface | | | | | | Introduction | | | | Ch. 1 | | The Evolution of Earthbuilding | | 3 | | Ch. 2 | | The Point of Beginning | | 25 | | Ch. 3 | | The Architectural Plan | | 45 | | Ch. 4 | | In Preparation for Building | | 67 | | Ch. 5 | | Foundations | | 77 | | Ch. 6 | | The Essential Soil | | 87 | | Ch. 7 | | The Art of Formbuilding | | 105 | | Ch. 8 | | Soil Preparation and Compaction | | 133 | | Ch. 9 | | Doors, Windows, Niches, and Nooks | | 153 | | Ch. 10 | | Bond Beams and Other Connections | | 173 | | Ch. 11 | | After the Wall | | 191 | | Ch. 12 | | The House in the Garden | | 205 | | | | Builders' Resources: A. A Photographic Step-by-Step | | 224 | | | | Builders' Resources: B. A Sample Home Design Program | | 233 | | | | Builders' Resources: C. How to Identify Soils | | 238 | | | | Builders' Resources: D. Restoring the Chew Kee Store | | 248 | | | | Builders' Resources: E. Structural Engineering Design | | 252 | | | | Bibliography | | 264 | | | | Index | | 266 |
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