Essential Rammed Earth Construction: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide (Sustainable Building Essentials Series) by Tim Krahn
English | January 1st, 2019 | ISBN: 0865718571 | 328 pages | EPUB | 24.20 MB
English | January 1st, 2019 | ISBN: 0865718571 | 328 pages | EPUB | 24.20 MB
Everything you need to know to build with rammed earth in warm and cold climates.
Rammed earth - sand, gravel, and clay or lime/cement binder packed into forms - is a low-energy, high-performance building method, yielding beautiful, sustainable results. It's thermally stable and can be insulated, can actively modulate humidity, provides a healthy indoor environment, and allows site materials to be used for major structural and building envelope elements.
Essential Rammed Earth Construction covers design, building science, tools, and step-by-step building methods for any climate, with a special emphasis on building in cold climates of the northern US, Canada, and northern Europe.
Coverage includes:
* Overview of earthen building
* Appropriate use of rammed earth walls
* Stabilized versus raw rammed earth
* Design considerations, including structural, insulation, and building envelope details
* Special considerations for cold and freeze-thaw climates
* Construction drawings, with step-by-step building instructions
* Tools and labor covering industrial methods, low-tech techniques, formwork options, mix design, budgets, and schedules
* Codes, inspections, and permits.
This guide is an essential resource for experienced builders, DIY home owners, designers, engineers, and architects interested in learning about rammed earth construction.
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