Essential Earthbag Construction: The Complete Step-By-Step Guide: Sustainable Building Essentials Series
Autor Kelly Harten Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 mai 2018
Build economical and resilient earthbag structures using simple tools and techniques.
EARTHBAG CONSTRUCTION ¿ building with polypropylene bags usually filled with earthen materials ¿ is a versatile, easy-to-master, low-impact, and highly durable form of building, suitable for structures from houses to root cellars.Essential Earthbag Constructionis a fully illustrated, practical guide to this affordable method of building. Going well beyond the scope of other sources, this indispensable manual is packed with all the information you need to determine if it's the right choice for your project, and to start building.
Distilling decades of experience, research, and best practices, it covers:
- Material specifications, performance, and when and where to use it
- Pros and cons of different fills from gravel, to earth and clay, to insulative perlite, rice hulls, and volcanic stone Illustrated, step-by-step guidance for efficient bag filling and installation
- Details for various designs, including domes and arches
- Foundation options and seismic and stability considerations
- Finishing and maintenance techniques
- Tools and materials
- Additional resources.
Essential Earthbag Constructionpresents the practical guidance and best practices for both the DIYer and professional to design and build high-quality earthbag structures.
Kelly Hartis an earthbag builder, author, and filmmaker, and hosts the widely visited websites greenhomebuilding.com and earthbagbuilding.com. His multi-dome earthbag Colorado residence is chronicled in the video Building with Bags: How We Made Our Experimental Earthbag/Papercrete House. Kelly lives in Silver City, New Mexico.
New Society's Sustainable Building Essentials Series aims to provide the highest quality information on sustainable building methods and materials. Editors Chris Magwood and Jen Feigin have scoured the world of sustainable building to bring you the techniques and systems that deliver measureable benefits in terms of greater energy efficiency and reduced environmental impact. Written by the world's leading sustainable builders, designers, and engineers, these succinct, user-friendly handbooks are indispensable tools for any project.
"Distilling both his own hard-won experience and the combined wisdom of the rapidly-expanding worldwide earthbag network, Hart delivers a thorough, detailed and readable guidebook that tells you everything you need to know for success with this potent technique."
- Michael G. Smith, co-editor,The Art of Natural Buildingand co-author,The Hand-Sculpted House
"A must-have book¿with practical and essential information on this user-friendly method of construction."
- Will Beemer, author,Learn to Timber Frame
"Hart demonstrates that anyone can build a home, so use this book and give it a go!"
- Penny Pickerill author,Eco-Homes: People, Place and Politics
"I wouldn't even attempt it without studying this book thoroughly and referring to it throughout the building process."
- Rob Roy, author,Essential Cordwood BuildingandCordwood Building
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0865718644
Pagini: 144
Dimensiuni: 213 x 277 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: New Society Publishers
Seria Sustainable Building Essentials Series
Cuprins
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Earthbag Building
Chapter 2: Appropriate Uses for Earthbags
Chapter 3: Building Science Notes
Chapter 4: Material Specifications
Bags
Fill materia
Barbed wire and other types of reinforcement
Plaster
Chapter 5: Tools
Chapter 6: Foundations
Chapter 7: Building Walls
Locate source of fill material
Filling bags
Placing barbed wire and twine
Laying bags in a pattern
Closing the top of the bag
Using a metal slider
Tamping the bags
Placing vertical reinforcement rods
Building domes
Chapter 8: Design Considerations and Constraints
Vertical walls
Domes
Vaults
Buttresses
Bond beams
Door and window openings
Door and window bucks
Arches and other shapes
Spacing openings
Vertical reinforcement for openings
Lintels
Wall thickness
More than one story
Below-grade construction
Chapter 9: Plastering the Walls
Chapter 10: Floor and Roof Options
Slab on grade
Masonry floors
Adobe floors
Suspended floors
Roofs
Chapter 11: How to Include Utilities
Plumbing
Electrical
Heating
Ventilation
Cabinetry
Chapter 12: Strategies for Seismic Reinforcement
Chapter 13: General Budgeting Information
Chapter 14: Maintenance and Renovation
Chapter 15: Building Codes
Chapter 16: Other Uses for Earthbags
Retaining walls
Cisterns
Dams
Root cellars and pantries
Sculpture and art
Resources
Author's websites
Other websites
Books
DVDs
Workshops
Bag supplies online
Index
About the Author
A Note About the Publisher
Notă biografică
Kelly Hartis a pioneering earthbag builder, author, and filmmaker. The building of his multi-dome earthbag Colorado residence is chronicled in the video Building with Bags: How We Made Our Experimental Earthbag/Papercrete House. Kelly also founded and hosts the widely visited natural and green building websites greenhomebuilding.com, devoted to all aspects of sustainable architecture and natural building, dreamgreenhomes.com, which features a wide range of ecological home plans for sale by various architects and designers, and earthbagbuilding.com which explores in depth the many possibilities for building with earthbags. Kelly's other publications includeRolling Shelter: Vehicles We Have Called Home, Remodel Green: Make Your Home Serve Your Life, andEarthbag Architecture: Build Your Dream with Bags. Kelly lives in Silver City, New Mexico.