TY  - BOOK
AU  - Minke, Gernot
TI  - Building with earth : : design and technology of a sustainable architecture 
SN  - 9783764389925
U1  - 721.04422 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Basel
PB  - Birkhauser
KW  - AR
KW  - Earth construction
KW  - Sustainable Building
KW  - Design and construction
KW  - Handbook
KW  - Buildings
KW  - Environmental engineering
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Loosely based on the German publication: Das neue Lehmbau-Handbuch, originally published in 1994 and now in its sixth ed
N2  - This handbook offers a practical, systematic overview of the many uses of loam, or clayey soil, and the wide variety of techniques for processing it. Furthermore, the book explains particular building methods relating to prefabricated panels, direct forming with loam, weather protection or earthquake resistance. Twenty seven exemplary international projects illustrate the wide spectrum of design possibilities with earth
ER  -