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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"earth construction"”.
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Developing sustainable and environmentally friendly building materials in rammed earth construction
Building rammed earth structures provides a sustainable alternative to concrete. As a building material, rammed earth exhibits very varied physical and material properties depending on the proportion of constituting soil types. When very sandy soil is used in rammed earth production, the properties …
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Tequio y Tierra: Regenerative Architecture in Oaxaca
This thesis explores regenerative materials and earth construction in marginalized Oaxaca, Mexico. The Mezcal industry – which has exploded in recent years due to celebrity-fueled popularity – is causing serious ecological damage due to industrial-scale monoculture and improper disposal of its …
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The suitability of rammed earth for construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area
… thesis was to explore the suitability for Rammed Earth construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area. This would ultimately lead to drawing up a guideline for building of Rammed Earth housing and structures. The research involved collecting sixteen soil samples from strategically selected sites …
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THERMA KRANJI : RAMMED EARTH IN SINGAPORE
… from the sustainable characteristic of rammed earth. In the current global context, architecture is often one of a linear process and generates waste through its processes and operations. The proposed project is one, inspired from rammed earth which resources are taken from the environment for …
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Exploring Earth-Building Technology for Liberia.
<p>This paper discusses earth as a building material and the extent to which earth building technology has evolved over the years. In particular it addresses the adobe, compressed and rammed earth techniques of earth building as suitable techniques for Liberia consumption. In addition, the paper …
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Earth architecture
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Ingegnerizzazione sostenibile delle costruzioni in terra battuta: ottimizzazione del materiale, del design e delle prestazioni
Le costruzioni del futuro sono chiamate a soddisfare requisiti prestazionali sempre più elevati e a garantire un'adeguata sostenibilità ambientale dell’intera filiera produttiva e costruttiva. Questo tema ha stimolato un forte interesse per l'utilizzo dei materiali naturali nella costruzione. Tra …
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On the origins of buildings: A social-ecological network approach to contemporary bioregional architectures of American earth, Norwegian timber & Balinese bamboo
… pose immense, imminent demand for the construction of new buildings and infrastructure. Meanwhile, major technological, economic, and socio-cultural changes must be made to mitigate and adapt to the negative effects of climate change. Whereas globalised production of cement, steel, and …