Building with Straw: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture

Gernot Minke and Friedemann Mahlke

ISBN 10: 3764371714 / ISBN 13: 9783764371715

Verlag: Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, 2005

Beschreibung

Minimal wear to covers. Spine not creased. Internally clean. 143pp Size: 220mm x 280mm.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 021571

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Building with Straw: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture
• Verlag: Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 3764371714
• ISBN-13: 9783764371715
• Einband: Soft Cover with French Flaps
• Auflage: First Edition.
• Zustand: Very Good
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as Issued
• Buchtyp: Book
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Architecture & Building

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Inhaltsangabe

Building with straw bales is a technique pioneered a century ago in the state of Nebraska. In recent years there has been a renaissance in the use of straw as a building material largely in the American Southwest, but also in Canada, Australia, France, Holland, Germany, Austria and China. Straw is a renewable resource with excellent insulating properties. It is a cheap and easy-to-use option for self-builders, and even large-scale structures can be erected using timber framework filled with straw.

This book is a practical, hands-on guide to building with straw. Fire safety, protection against moisture, damp, pests and parasites are treated in detail. Numerous on-site photos document the process of assembly and construction step by step.

3 exemplary international projects illustrate the wide spectrum of design possibilities with straw.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Professor Dr. Gernot Minke, Universität Kassel, Experte für nachhaltige Baumaterialien