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Everything you need to know to build with rammed earth in warm and cold climates.

Rammed earth - sand, gravel, and clay or lime/cement binder packed into forms - is a low-energy, high-performance building method, yielding beautiful, sustainable results. It's thermally stable and can be insulated, can actively modulate humidity, provides a healthy indoor environment, and allows site materials to be used for major structural and building envelope elements.

Essential Rammed Earth Construction covers design, building science, tools, and step-by-step building methods for any climate, with a special emphasis on building in cold climates of the northern US, Canada, and northern Europe. Coverage includes:

  • Overview of earthen building
  • Appropriate use of rammed earth walls
  • Stabilized versus raw rammed earth
  • Design considerations, including structural, insulation, and building envelope details
  • Special considerations for cold and freeze-thaw climates
  • Construction drawings, with step-by-step building instructions
  • Tools and labor covering industrial methods, low-tech techniques, formwork options, mix design, budgets, and schedules
  • Codes, inspections, and permits.

This guide is an essential resource for experienced builders, DIY home owners, designers, engineers, and architects interested in learning about rammed earth construction.

Essential Rammed Earth Construction: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide

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Everything you need to know to build with rammed earth in warm and cold climates. Rammed earth - sand, gravel,... Read more

    Publisher: New Society Publishers
    Publication Date: 01/01/2019
    ISBN13: 9780865718579, 978-0865718579
    ISBN10: 865718571

    Number of Pages: 160

    Non Fiction , Home & Garden

    Description

    Everything you need to know to build with rammed earth in warm and cold climates.

    Rammed earth - sand, gravel, and clay or lime/cement binder packed into forms - is a low-energy, high-performance building method, yielding beautiful, sustainable results. It's thermally stable and can be insulated, can actively modulate humidity, provides a healthy indoor environment, and allows site materials to be used for major structural and building envelope elements.

    Essential Rammed Earth Construction covers design, building science, tools, and step-by-step building methods for any climate, with a special emphasis on building in cold climates of the northern US, Canada, and northern Europe. Coverage includes:

    • Overview of earthen building
    • Appropriate use of rammed earth walls
    • Stabilized versus raw rammed earth
    • Design considerations, including structural, insulation, and building envelope details
    • Special considerations for cold and freeze-thaw climates
    • Construction drawings, with step-by-step building instructions
    • Tools and labor covering industrial methods, low-tech techniques, formwork options, mix design, budgets, and schedules
    • Codes, inspections, and permits.

    This guide is an essential resource for experienced builders, DIY home owners, designers, engineers, and architects interested in learning about rammed earth construction.

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