Mother earth news books for wiser living - 9780865715073 - earthbag building: the tools, tricks and techniques di hunter, kaki; kiffmeyer, donald (18 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. This book is in good condition only. It does have some cover shelfwear, edge wear, corner creasing. Inside pages have no writing. ; Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series, 8; 8 X 0.56 X 10 inches; 280 pages.

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 8 x 10 in. Paper wraps. Condition is VERY GOOD ; edges a bit worn, covers rubbed. Binding tight and text unmarked. A few pgs dog-eared. Arch. Stax.

Softcover. Condizione: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. Over 70 percent of Americans struggle to afford code-enforced, contractor-built homes, sparking interest in natural materials like straw, cob, and earth for affordable building solutions that emphasize labor over costly, environmentally harmful materials. This guide offers a comprehensive overview of constructing with earth-filled bags, or earthbags. Introduced by Nader Khalili in 1993, the authors refined the "Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique" over the past decade. This dependable method is suitable for creating homes, outbuildings, and garden walls, and can also produce aesthetically pleasing arched and domed structures, making it applicable in various settings, including developing countries and emergency relief scenarios. The illustrated guide highlights the advantages of earthbag construction and details essential elements such as design considerations, foundations, walls, floors, electrical and plumbing systems, lintels, window and door installations, roofs, arches, and domes. Additionally, it covers costs, crafting specialized tools, building code considerations, and includes a comprehensive resources guide, making it an indispensable reference for this sustainable construction method. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. 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.…

Softcover. Condizione: Fine. Tight unmarked book in glossy covers; about new; 8 X 0.56 X 10 inches; 280 pages.

Condizione: New. In English.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 6th edition. 288 pages. 10.00x8.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Condizione: New. 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.…