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| Title: | Earthbag Building
: The Tool, Tricks & Techniques |
| Author: | Kaki Hunter & Donald Kiffmeyer |
| ISBN: | 0865715076 : 9780865715073 |
| Illustrations: | 200 colour & b/w |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 225x255mm |
| Pages: | 257 |
| Weight: | .678 Kg. |
| Published: | New Society Publishers - June 2004 |
| List Price: | 25.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | ARCHITECTURE: THE ENVIRONMENT: Building skills |
This book is the first comprehensive guide to all the tools, tricks and techniques for building with bags filled with earth -- earthbags. Introduced to sandbag construction by the renowned Nader Khalili in 1993, the authors have developed this 'Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique' over the last decade. A reliable method for constructing homes, outbuildings, garden walls and much more, this enduring, tree-free architecture can also be used to create arched or domed structures of great beauty -- in any climate, and at home, in developing countries, or in relief work.
Introduction; The Merits of Earthbag Building; Basic Materials for Earthbag Building; Tools, Tricks and Terminology; Foundations; Structural Design Features for Earthbag Walls; Step-by-Step Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique; Electrical, Plumbing, Shelving, and Intersecting Walls: Making the Connection Lintel, Window, and Door Installation; Roof Systems; Arches: Putting the Arc Back into Architecture; Dynamics of a Dome; Illustrated Guide to Dome Construction; Roofing Options for Domes; Exterior Plasters; Interior Plasters; Floors; Designing for Your Climate; The Code; Index.
