Alternative Construction
Contemporary Natural Building Methods
(Sprache: Englisch)
The first comprehensive guide to combining traditional natural materials and modern construction methods.
From adobe to straw bales, traditional building materials are being adapted to meet code-required standards for health and safety in contemporary...
From adobe to straw bales, traditional building materials are being adapted to meet code-required standards for health and safety in contemporary...
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The first comprehensive guide to combining traditional natural materials and modern construction methods.From adobe to straw bales, traditional building materials are being adapted to meet code-required standards for health and safety in contemporary buildings around the world. Not only are they cost effective and environmentally friendly, but, when used correctly, these natural alternatives match the strength and durability of many mainstream construction materials.
This book examines a broad range of traditional and modern natural construction methods, including straw-bale, light-clay, cob, adobe, rammed earth and pisé, earthbag, earth-sheltered, bamboo, and hybrid systems. It also covers key ecological design principles, as well as current engineering and building code requirements.
Experts on each building system have contributed core chapters that explore the history, development, climatic appropriateness, environmental benefits, performance characteristics, construction techniques, and structural design principles for each method. More than 200 visuals depict both construction processes and completed structures. An extensive resource guide shows where to go for further information, training, and research.
In an increasingly resource-conscious era, alternative construction is truly an idea whose time has come. Whether you're an architect, designer, student, or homeowner, this book will help you to combine indigenous building materials with modern construction systems and design standards to create low-impact, high-quality buildings that meet the highest levels of comfort, health, and safety.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Alternative Construction “
- FOREWORD (Bob Berkebile, FAIA; Sim Van der Ryn)PREFACE.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
Part I. DESIGN PRINCIPLES.
1. Introduction.
- The Natural Building Movement (Lynne Elizabeth).
- The Realities of Specifying Environmental Building Materials (Cassandra Adams).
2. A New Context for Building Codes and Regulation (David Eisenberg).
3. Natural Conditioning of Buildings (Ken Haggard, Polly Cooper, and Jennifer Rennick with assistance from Phil Niles).
4. Structural Properties of Alternative Building Materials (Bruce King, P.E.).
Part II. SYSTEMS AND MATERIALS.
5. Adobe (Michael Moquin).
6. Cob (Michael Smith).
7. Rammed Earth (David Easton).
8. Modular Contained Earth Earthbag (Joseph Kennedy and Paulina Wojciechowska with special acknowledgment of the work of Nader Khalili).
- Earth-Rammed Tires (Michael Reynolds).
9. Light Clay (Robert Laporte and Frank Andresen with special acknowledgment of the work of Franz Volhard).
10. Straw-Bale (Kelly Lerner, Bob Theis, and Dan Smith).
11. Bamboo (Darrel DeBoer and Karl Bareis).
12. Earthen Finishes Earth Plasters (Carole Crews).
- Earth Floors (Bill and Athena Steen).
Part III. APPLICATIONS.
13. Integrated Systems with Rammed Earth
- Charles Sturt University, Thurgoona Campus, New South Wales, Australia (Marci Webster-Mannison)).
14. Straw, Clay, and Carrizo Obregon Project, Northern Mexico (Bill and Athena Steen).
15. Light-Clay House Additions School/Residence in Wisconsin (Lou Host-Jablonski, AIA).
16. Variations on Earth bag The Honey House--Moab, Utah (Kaki Hunter and Doni Kiffmeyer)
- Residences in Arizona and Wisconsin (Dominic Howes).
- Sandbag House, Rum Cay Island, Bahamas (Steve Kemble and Carol Escott).
17. The Value of Indigenous Ways
- Habitat for Humanity International (C. Wayne Nelson).
18. Building Technology Transfer
- Raising Straw-Bale Housing for Farm workers in California (Kelly Lerner, Dan Smith, and Bob Theis).
- Introduction of Straw-Bale Construction to Mongolia and
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China (Kelly Lerner).
- Epilogue.
- Finding the Soul of Natural Building (Tom Bender).
- Appendix A: Recommended References.
- Appendix B: Alternative Construction Resource Centers.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS.
INDEX.
- Epilogue.
- Finding the Soul of Natural Building (Tom Bender).
- Appendix A: Recommended References.
- Appendix B: Alternative Construction Resource Centers.
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS.
INDEX.
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Autoren-Porträt von Elizabeth, Adams
LYNNE ELIZABETH is a consultant and author on sustainable community development and ecological design. She currently directs New Village Press, a publishing project of ADPSR, and resides in Temescal Commons, a solar-powered cohousing community in Oakland, California.CASSANDRA ADAMS is an architect and consultant in construction management and ecological design. She has taught architecture, construction, and environmental courses at the University of Washington and the University of California-Berkeley.
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"provides a useful insight into the various natural materials and building methods that are used in Europe and the States." (UK Landlord, March 2007)
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"provides a useful insight into the various natural materials and building methods that are used in Europe and the States." ( UK Landlord, March 2007)
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