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	Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques (Natural Building Series) by Kaki Hunter, Donald Kiffmeyer
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 693.22 EAN 9780865715073 ISBN 0865715076 Manufacturer New Society Publishers Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 288 Publication Date June 01, 2004 Publisher New Society Publishers Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description Over 70 percent of Americans cannot afford to own a code-enforced, contractor-built home. This has led to widespread interest in using natural materials-straw, cob, and earth-for building homes and other buildings that are inexpensive, and that rely largely on labor rather than expensive and often environmentally-damaging outsourced materials. Earthbag Building is the first comprehensive guide to all the tools, tricks, and techniques for building with bags filled with earth-or earthbags. Having been introduced to sandbag construction by the renowned Nader Khalili in 1993, the authors developed this 'Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique' over the last decade. A reliable method for constructing homes, outbuildings, garden walls and much more, this enduring, tree-free architecture can also be used to create arched and domed structures of great beauty-in any region, and at home, in developing countries, or in emergency relief work. This profusely illustrated guide first discusses the many merits of earthbag construction, and then leads the reader through the key elements of an earthbag building: Special design considerations Foundations, walls and floors Electrical, plumbing and shelving Lintels, windows and door installations Roofs, arches and domes Exterior and interior plasters. With dedicated sections on costs, making your own specialized tools, and building code considerations, as well as a complete resources guide, Earthbag Building is the long-awaited, definitive guide to this uniquely pleasing construction style. Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer have been involved in the construction industry for the last 20 years, specializing in affordable, low-tech, low-impact building methods that are as natural as possible. They developed the 'Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique' of building affordably with earthbags and have taught the subject and contributed their expertise to several books and journals on natural building. Over 70 percent of Americans cannot afford to own a code-enforced, contractor-built home. This has led to widespread interest in using natural materials-straw, cob, and earth-for building homes and other buildings that are inexpensive, and that rely largely on labor rather than expensive and often environmentally-damaging outsourced materials. Earthbag Building is the first comprehensive guide to all the tools, tricks, and techniques for building with bags filled with earth-or earthbags. Having been introduced to sandbag construction by the renowned Nader Khalili in 1993, the authors developed this 'Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique' over the last decade. A reliable method for constructing homes, outbuildings, garden walls and much more, this enduring, tree-free architecture can also be used to create arched and domed structures of great beauty-in any region, and at home, in developing countries, or in emergency relief work. This profusely illustrated guide first discusses the many merits of earthbag construction, and then leads the reader through the key elements of an earthbag building: Special design considerations Foundations, walls and floors Electrical, plumbing and shelving Lintels, windows and door installations Roofs, arches and domes Exterior and interior plasters. With dedicated sections on costs, making your own specialized tools, and building code considerations, as well as a complete resources guide, Earthbag Building is the long-awaited, definitive guide to this uniquely pleasing construction style. Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer have been involved in the construction industry for the last 20 years, specializing in affordable, low-tech, low-impact building methods that are as natural as possible. They developed the 'Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique' of building affordably with earthbags and have taught the subject and contributed their expertise to several books and journals on natural building. Kaki Hunter is an award-winning actress who has been involved in the construction industry for the last 20 years, specializing in affordable, low-tech, low-impact building methods that are as natural as possible. Together with her partner Doni Kiffmeyer, she co-developed over the last nine years the 'Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique' of building affordably with earthbags and has taught the subject and contributed her expertise to several books on natural building. Customers who bought this item also bought Ceramic Houses and Earth Architecture: How to Build Your Own The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage: The Real Goods Solar Living Book Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How to Make Ferrocement Water Tanks The Natural Plaster Book: Earth, Lime, and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes (Natural Building Series) Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable... Customer Reviews for: Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques (Natural Building Series) Rating - Build a home or shelter that will last for ages - cheaply. I've been looking at alternative building techniques and I have been intrigued by Earthships for quite some time. My biggest problem has been the lack of a hillside to build into. Since I live in a cold climate, I need to put the foundation of my building underground. Earthbag buildings offer the best solution to my problem, and they are a heck of a lot less labor-intensive than Earthships. This book is very well-written with plenty ... Read More Rating - very helpful and fun to read in! organized, complete and very helpful! i am now building a house from earth bags and i use it much! everything it sais works! Rating - Excellent resource This is our "go-to" book for very practical descriptions and diagrams of process and procedure. We are planning our new house, and are incorporating elements of off-grid solar/wind power, rainfall catchment, passive ventilation, and high-mass wall construction. Nothing beats a hands-on experience, and if you can visit either the CalEarth site in California, or the Earthships site in New Mexico, you should. You get a much better understanding ... Read More Rating - Earthbag Building I first checked this book out in the local library. It's a wealth of information, so I went to Amazon and bought two copies. I can recommend it highly to anyone interested in exploring this form of construction. see more reviews See all books by author Kaki Hunter, Donald Kiffmeyer

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