Product Description
For a number of years, the healthy and environment-friendly building material earth, in common use for thousands of years, has been enjoying increasing popularity, including in industrialized nations. In hot dry and temperate climate zones, earth offers numerous advantages over other materials. Its particular texture and composition also holds great aesthetic appeal.The second and revised edition of this handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail.The author-s presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures all over the world. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete execution of earth architecture…. More >>
Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture
May 13th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
The Hand-Sculpted House: A Philosophical and Practical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage (The Real Goods Solar Living Book)
This is a great book..artistic and creative as well as practical. Lots of hands on information
Rating: 5 / 5
May 13th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
This book I deem a ‘collection piece’. It presents sufficient formulas, graphics, tables and methods to be able to face any earthen construction project.
Clear, a bit upbeat in which language is concerned (no susprise coming from the Germans), but with time you get used to it.
I woudn’t risk lending it.
Rating: 4 / 5
May 13th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
This Gernot Mink’s book is a great purchase. Its a practical technician book, with all needed information about buinding with loan, clavey soil, prefabricated panels, etc.. I think it is designed to builders and architects, but it is very easy to understand and can be read by everyone.
Rating: 5 / 5