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Essential earthbag construction : the complete step-by-step guide / Kelly Hart.
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Title:Essential earthbag construction : the complete step-by-step guide / Kelly Hart.
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Variant Title:Earthbag construction
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Author/Creator:Hart, Kelly, 1943- author.
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Published/Created:Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2018]
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Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: TH1421 .H37 2018
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Earth houses--Design and construction.
Earth construction.
PiseĢ.
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Description:xvi, 111 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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Series:Sustainable building essentials.
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Summary:"Earthbag construction -- building with polypropylene bags usually filled with earthen materials -- is a versatile, easy-to-master, low-impact, and highly durable form of building, suitable for structures from houses to root cellars. Containing over 75 photos and illustrations, Essential Earthbag Construction is a practical guide to this affordable method of building. Going well beyond the scope of other sources, this indispensable manual is packed with all the information you need to determine if it's the right choice for your project, and to start building."--provided by Amazon.com.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:9780865718647 (paperback)
0865718644 (paperback)
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Brief History of Earthbag Building
ch. 2 Appropriate Uses for Earthbags
ch. 3 Building Science Notes
ch. 4 Material Specifications
Bags
Fill material
Barbed wire and other types of reinforcement
Plaster
ch. 5 Tools
ch. 6 Foundations
ch. 7 Building Walls
Locate source of fill material
Filling bags
Placing barbed wire and twine
Laying bags in a pattern
Closing the top of the bag
Using a metal slider
Tamping the bags
Placing vertical reinforcement rods
Building domes
ch. 8 Design Considerations and Constraints
Vertical walls
Domes
Vaults
Buttresses
Bond beams
Door and window openings
Door and window bucks
Arches and other shapes
Spacing openings
Vertical reinforcement for openings
Lintels
Wall thickness
More than one story
Below-grade construction
ch. 9 Plastering the Walls
ch. 10 Floor and Roof Options
Slab on grade
Masonry floors
Adobe floors
Suspended floors
Roofs
ch. 11 How to Include Utilities
Plumbing
Electrical
Heating
Ventilation
Cabinetry
ch. 12 Strategies for Seismic Reinforcement
ch. 13 General Budgeting Information
ch. 14 Maintenance and Renovation
ch. 15 Building Codes
ch. 16 Other Uses for Earthbags
Retaining walls
Cisterns
Dams
Root cellars and pantries
Sculpture and art
Resources
Author's websites
Other websites
Books
DVDs
Workshops
Bag supplies online.