00000cam a22000004a 4500 UP-8027390931316196903 Buklod 20260210144217.0 a r |||| u| ta 100618s xx d r |||| u| 3764389923 9783764389925 (iLib)UPMIN-00004573251 ESR ESR OCLCQ OMB SZ9XM CIN TH4818.A3 M56 2009 Minke, Gernot. Building with earth design and technology of a sustainable architecture Gernot Minke. 2nd and rev. ed. Basel Boston BirkhËauser c2009. 207 p. ill. (some col.), map, plans 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-207) I. The technology of earth building : Introduction -- The properties of earth as a building material -- Preparing of loam -- Improving the earth's characteristics by special treatment or additives -- Rammed earthworks -- Working with earth blocks -- Large block and prefabricated panels -- Direct forming with wet loam -- Wet loam infill in skeleton structures -- Tamped, poured or pumped lightweight loam -- Loam plasters -- Weather protection of loam surfaces -- Repair of loam components -- Designs of particular building elements -- Earthquake-resistant building -- II. Built examples : Residences -- Cultural, educational and sacral buildings : School of Solvig, JËarma, Sweden ; Kindergarten, Sorsum, Germany ; School in Rudrapur, Bangladesh ; Kindergarten and nursery of Druk White Lotus School, Ladakh, India ; Panafrican Institute for Development, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ; Youth centre at Spandau, Berlin, Germany ; Printing plant in Pielach, Austria ; Office building, New Delhi, India ; Mii amo spa at Sedona, Arizona ; Tourist resort at Baird Bay, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia ; Charles Sturt University at Thurgoona, New South Wales, Australia ; Chapel of the central clinic in Suhl, Germany ; Cultural centre, La Paz, Bolivia ; Mosque, Wabern, Germany ; Chapel of Reconciliation, Berlin, Germany ; Center of Gravity Foundation Hall at Jemez Springs, New Mexico, USA -- Future prospects -- Measures. Earth houses. Sod houses. Earth construction. Sustainable buildings Design and construction. Sustainable architecture. Buildings Environmental engineering. Design with Nature: Tropical Design ARCH185 BSA, College of Humanities and Social Sciences. FO UPMIN UPMIN-MAIN TH4818.A3 M56 2009 Book