This book is sound advice on the best low-cost building techniques from around the world — Africa, India, Israel — countries that cannot afford U.S. style waste. Much of it is not in print elsewhere.
A 1” concrete floor with loading stresses of 450 Ibs. per sq. ft.; houses built of earth, woven bamboo and bottles, as well as of conventional materials. How to hook up your plumbing in a simple central core.
Good dope on concrete-proportions, additives such as sawdust or emulsified asphalt for “comfort cushion” floor. Details on wood framing, how stud wall houses are
overbuilt, the strength of threaded nails.
There is much good data on building with rock and earth, how to make a sliding form for rammed earth and a discussion of the strength of rammed earth and soil cement. Why don’t you hear anything these days about earth wall buildings?
Kern says: Inasmuch as there is nothing in bare earth to sell, no commercial group can be found to extol its merits.
[Lloyd Kahn, The Next Whole Earth Catalog p.223]

【コンテンツ】
Introduction
1. BUILDING SITE
2. BUILDING CLIMATOLOGY
3. VENTILATION
4. SUMMER COOLING
5. LIGHT AND SHADE
6. SPACE HEAT
7. CENTRAL HEAT
8. FIREPLACE HEAT
9. LANDSCAPE DESIGN
10. THE PLAN
...etc

出版年：1975年（ハードカバー）
言語：英語
ページ数：374ページ
サイズ：16.5cm×23.5cm×3.5cm

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