Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture
Oct 2012 · Walter de Gruyter
Ebook
208
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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 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.
About the author
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gernot Minke, Universität Kassel
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