Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction - Tapa blanda

McHenry, Paul Graham

 
9780816511242: Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction
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ISBN 10: 0816511241 ISBN 13: 9780816511242
Editorial: University of Arizona Press, 1989

Sinopsis

Earth is the oldest and most widely used building material in the world today. It's abundant, inexpensive, and energy-efficient. But if you're building with earth, simplicity of material needn't be an excuse for poor planning. Paul Graham McHenry, author of the best-selling Adobe - Build It Yourself, here provides the most complete, accurate, and factual source of technical information on building with earth. Lavishly illustrated with scores of photographs and drawings, Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings spells out details of: - soil selection - adobe brick manufacturing - adobe brick wall construction - rammed earth wall construction - window and door detailing - earth wall finishes - foundations - floor and roof structures - insulation - mechanical considerations. Whether you're designing a new building or renovating an existing structure, Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings can show you how to achieve better results.

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Acerca del autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

De la contraportada

Paul Graham McHenry provides the most complete, accurate, and factual source of technical information on building with earth. Lavishly illustrated with scores of photographs and drawings.

De la solapa interior

Earth is the oldest and most widely used building material in the world today. It's abundant, inexpensive, and energy-efficient. But if you're building with earth, simplicity of material needn't be an excuse for poor planning. Paul Graham McHenry, author of the best-selling "Adobe - Build It Yourself," here provides the most complete, accurate, and factual source of technical information on building with earth. Lavishly illustrated with scores of photographs and drawings, Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings spells out details of: - soil selection
- adobe brick manufacturing
- adobe brick wall construction
- rammed earth wall construction
- window and door detailing
- earth wall finishes
- foundations
- floor and roof structures
- insulation
- mechanical considerations. Whether you're designing a new building or renovating an existing structure, "Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings" can show you how to achieve better results.

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Editorial
University of Arizona Press
Año de publicación
1989
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0816511241
ISBN 13 
9780816511242
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
217
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Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780471876779: Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0471876771 ISBN 13:  9780471876779
Editorial: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1984
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