Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction [SOLD]

Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction

1998.

From the Back Cover:

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 the details of:

• soil selection
• earth wall finishes
• adobe brick manufacturing
• foundations
• adobe brick wall construction
• floor and roof structures
• rammed earth wall construction
• insulation
• window and door detailing
• mechanical considerations