contemporary natural building methods Elizabeth, Lynne. Adams, Cassandra. text bibliography nju Hoboken, N.J John Wiley c2005 2005 monographic eng

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xxiii, 392 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Design principles -- The natural building movement / Lynne Elizabeth -- The realities of specifying environmental building materials / Cassandra Adams -- A new context for building codes and regulation / David Eisenberg -- Natural conditioning of buildings / Ken Haggard, Polly Cooper, and Jennifer Rennick with assistance from Phil Niles -- Structural properties of alternative building materials / Bruce King, P.E. -- Systems and materials -- Abode / Michael Moquin -- Cob / Michael Smith -- Rammed earth / David Easton -- Modular contained earth -- Earthbag / Joseph Kennedy and Paulina Wojciechowska -- Earth-rammed tires / Michael Reynolds -- Light clay / Robert Laporte and Frank Andresen -- Straw-bale / Kelly Lerner, Bob Theis, and Dan Smith -- Bamboo -- Darrel DeBoer and Karl Bareis -- Earthen finishes -- Earth plasters / Carole Crews -- Earth floors / Bill and Athena Steen -- Applications -- Integrated systems with rammed earth: Charles Sturt University, Thurgoona Campus, New South Wales, Australia / Marci Webster-Mannison -- Straw, clay, and carrizo: Obregon project, Northern Mexico / Bill and Athena Steen -- Light-clay house additions : School/residence in Wisconsin / Lou Host-Jablonski, AIA -- Variations on earthbag: 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 -- The value of indigenous ways: Habitat for Humanity International / C. Wayne Nelson --Building technology transfer: raising straw-bale housing for farmworkers in California / Kelly Lerner, Dan Smith, and Bob Theis -- Introduction of straw-bale construction to Mongolia and China / Kelly Lerner -- Finding the soul of natural building / Tom Bender. edited by Lynne Elizabeth, Cassandra Adams. Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-374) and index. Building Building materials Environmental aspects Green products Sustainable development Architecture and society Construction industry Appropriate technology Earth houses Straw bale houses TH146 .A48 2005 691 A48 2005 0471719382 9780471719380 2004061232 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0619/2004061232-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0619/2004061232-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0619/2004061232-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0619/2004061232-d.html DLC 041130 20260309135326.0 13802281