Essential rammed earth construction: the complete step-by-step guide

✍ Scribed by Krahn, Tim

• Publisher: New Society Publishers
• Year: 2019;2018
• Tongue: English
• Series: Sustainable building essentials
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Everything you need to know to build with rammed earth in warm and cold climates.

Rammed earth – sand, gravel, and clay or lime/cement binder packed into forms – is a low-energy, high-performance building method, yielding beautiful, sustainable results. It's thermally stable and can be insulated, can actively modulate humidity, provides a healthy indoor environment, and allows site materials to be used for major structural and building envelope elements.

Essential Rammed Earth Construction covers design, building science, tools, and step-by-step building methods for any climate, with a special emphasis on building in cold climates of the northern US, Canada, and northern Europe. Coverage includes:Overview of earthen building

Appropriate use of rammed earth walls

Stabilized versus raw rammed earth

Design considerations, including structural, insulation, and building envelope details

Special considerations for cold and...

✦ Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Foreword By Meror Krayenhoff Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Rationale and Appropriate Use Chapter 3: Building Science Notes Chapter 4: Materials Chapter 5: Wall System Examples and Structural Design Considerations Chapter 6: Tools and Mixing Chapter 7: Construction Methods Chapter 8: Cost Estimates Based on a Cement-Stabilized Rammed Earth Project Chapter 9: Wall Surfaces, Openings, and Embedments Chapter 10: Building Code Developments Appendix A: Sample Engineering Specification Appendix B: Alternative Solutions Proposal Definitions Resources and Material Suppliers Bibliography Index About the Author A Note About the Publisher

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