Sustainable Building with Earth

• Main Author: Schroeder, Horst (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy efficiency.; Building materials.; Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings).; Building Materials.

· The first-ever English edition of the seminal work in the Earth Building field · Provides examples of sophisticated earth building projects and illustrates the diverse applications of earth as a building material · Explains DIN 18945 – 47 standards for industrially-produced earth blocks and earth...

Table of Contents:

• The Development Of Earth Building
• Construction Soil- Sourcing, Extraction And Classification
• Earth Building Materials – Production, Requirements And Testing
• Earthen Structures – Planning, Building And Construction Supervision
• Structures Built Of Earth Building Materials – Impacts, Structural Damage And Preservation
• Demolition, Recycling And Disposal Of Earth Building Materials
• The Future Of Earth Building.