Building with Earth

Gernot Minke

Published by Birkhäuser 2009

Building with Earth

Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture

Gernot Minke

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783034612623

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In der der zweiten erweiterten Auflage: Technologie und Gestaltung des Bauens mit Lehm

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.

Documentation of 30 international earth buildings

The characteristics of the building material earth and its applications in modern architecture

Author information

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gernot Minke ist Hochschullehrer an der Universität Kassel, wo er das Forschungslabor für Experimentelles Bauen leitet und sich seit langem mit Entwicklungen des ökologischen Bauens beschäftigt. Mit dem Baustoff Lehm befaßt er sich in Theorie und Praxis seit 1977. Sein Buch «Building with Straw» ist ebenfalls bei Birkhäuser erschienen.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	4
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
I The technology of earth building
1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2 The properties of earth as a building material Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3 Preparing of loam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
4 Improving the earth’s characteristics by special treatment or additives Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
5 Rammed earthworks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	52
6 Working with earth blocks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
7 Large blocks and prefabricated panels Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
8 Direct forming with wet loam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
9 Wet loam infill in skeleton structures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
10 Tamped, poured or pumped lightweight loam Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
11 Loam plasters Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
12 Weather protection of loam surfaces Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
13 Repair of loam components Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
14 Designs of particular building elements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
15 Earthquake-resistant building Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
II Built examples
Residences Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Future prospects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Measures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Bibliographical references Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	206
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Edition: 2nd rev. ed..
Audience: Professional/practitioner
Pages
- Main content: 199
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 496
- Coloured Illustrations: 90
Keywords: Lehm; Lehmbau

eBook

Published: February 1, 2013
ISBN: 9783034612623