EARTH CONSTRUCTION PRIMERAuthor(s): Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, CRATerre Publisher: CRATerre Cost: $25.00
Order From: CRATerre Centre Simone Signoret Bolte Postale 53 F-38090 Villefontaine FRANCE
(links will open in a new window) EARTH CONSTRUCTION PRIMER This 350+ page publication, prepared for the United Nations by the French organization CRATerre, provides an exhaustive review of earthen building technologies, and is must reading for any serious student or practitioner of indigenous building. The document includes information on soil identification and testing, soil stabilization, utilization modes, production methods, design guidelines, disaster housing, earth wall finishes, and a bibliography. This English translation was never formally published for circulation, so this is one of the few originals in the U.S.
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