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Product Identifiers
PublisherNew Society Publishers, The Limited
ISBN-100865715076
ISBN-139780865715073
eBay Product ID (ePID)30226665
Product Key Features
Book TitleEarthbag Building : the Tools, Tricks and Techniques
Number of Pages280 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicConstruction / General, Design & Construction, Sustainable Living, General, Sustainability & Green Design
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Architecture, House & Home
AuthorDonald Kiffmeyer, Kaki Hunter
Book SeriesMother Earth News Wiser Living Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight26.2 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number8
Dewey Decimal693/.22
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: The Merits of Earthbag Building Chapter 2: Basic Materials for Earthbag Building Chapter 3: Tools, Tricks and Terminology Chapter 4: Foundations Chapter 5: Structural Design Features for Earthbag Walls Chapter 6: Step-by-Step Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique, or How to Turn a Bag of Dirt into a Precision Wall Building System Chapter 7: Electrical, Plumbing, Shelving, and Intersecting Walls: Making the Connection Chapter 8: Lintel,Window, and Door Installation Chapter 9: Roof Systems Chapter 10: Arches: Putting the Arc Back into Architecture Chapter 11: Dynamics of a Dome Chapter 12: Illustrated Guide to Dome Construction Chapter 13: Roofing Options for Domes Chapter 14: Exterior Plasters Chapter 15: Interior Plasters Chapter 16: Floors Chapter 17: Designing for Your Climate Chapter 18: The Code Appendix A: Build Your Own Dirtbag Tools Appendix B: How to Figure Basic Earthbag Construction Costs, Labor, and Time Appendix C: Conversions and Calculations Appendix D: The Magic of a Circle Resource Guide Index About the Authors
SynopsisOver 70 percent of Americans cannot afford to own a code-enforced, contractor-built home. This has led to widespread interest in using natural materials--straw, cob, and earth--for building homes and other buildings that are inexpensive, and that rely largely on labor rather than expensive and often environmentally-damaging outsourced materials. Earthbag Building is the first comprehensive guide to all the tools, tricks, and techniques for building with bags filled with earth--or earthbags. Having been introduced to sandbag construction by the renowned Nader Khalili in 1993, the authors developed this "Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique" over the last decade. A reliable method for constructing homes, outbuildings, garden walls and much more, this enduring, tree-free architecture can also be used to create arched and domed structures of great beauty--in any region, and at home, in developing countries, or in emergency relief work. This profusely illustrated guide first discusses the many merits of earthbag construction, and then leads the reader through the key elements of an earthbag building: Special design considerations Foundations, walls and floors Electrical, plumbing and shelving Lintels, windows and door installations Roofs, arches and domes Exterior and interior plasters. With dedicated sections on costs, making your own specialized tools, and building code considerations, as well as a complete resources guide, Earthbag Building is the long-awaited, definitive guide to this uniquely pleasing construction style. Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer have been involved in the construction industry for the last 20 years, specializing in affordable, low-tech, low-impact building methods that are as natural as possible. They developed the "Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique" of building affordably with earthbags and have taught the subject and contributed their expertise to several books and journals on natural building., The only comprehensive, illustrated, step-by-step guide to building with earthbags. Over seventy percent of Americans cannot afford to own a code-enforced, contractor-built home. This has led to widespread interest in using natural materials-straw, cob, and earth-for building homes and other buildings that are inexpensive, and that rely largely on labor rather than expensive and often environmentally-damaging outsourced materials. Earthbag Building is the first comprehensive guide to all the tools, tricks, and techniques for building with bags filled with earth-or earthbags. Having been introduced to sandbag construction by the renowned Nader Khalili in 1993, the authors developed this "Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique" over the last decade. A reliable method for constructing homes, outbuildings, garden walls and much more, this enduring, tree-free architecture can also be used to create arched and domed structures of great beauty-in any region, and at home, in developing countries, or in emergency relief work. This profusely illustrated guide first discusses the many merits of earthbag construction, and then leads the reader through the key elements of an earthbag building: Special design considerations Foundations, walls, and floors Electrical, plumbing, and shelving Lintels, windows and door installations Roofs, arches and domes Exterior and interior plasters. With dedicated sections on costs, making your own specialized tools, and building code considerations, as well as a complete resources guide, Earthbag Building is the long-awaited, definitive guide to this uniquely pleasing construction style. Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series
