Earthbag Building - (Mother Earth News Wiser Living) by Kaki Hunter & Donald Kiffmeyer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The authors lend their 20 years of experience in the construction industry to this profusely illustrated guide that discusses the many merits of building with natural materials, and leads the reader through the key elements of an earthbag building.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong> The only comprehensive, illustrated, step-by-step guide to building with earthbags. </strong></p><p> Over seventy 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. </p><p><i> Earthbag Building </i> 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. </p><p> 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: </p><ul><li> Special design considerations </li><li> Foundations, walls, and floors </li><li> Electrical, plumbing, and shelving </li><li> Lintels, windows and door installations </li><li> Roofs, arches and domes </li><li> Exterior and interior plasters. </li></ul><p> With dedicated sections on costs, making your own specialized tools, and building code considerations, as well as a complete resources guide, <i> Earthbag Building </i> is the long-awaited, definitive guide to this uniquely pleasing construction style. </p><p><b><i> Mother Earth News </i> Wiser Living Series </b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><strong> Kaki Hunter </strong> 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. </p><p><strong> Donald Kiffmeyer </strong> is a trained fireman 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 his partner Kaki Hunter, he 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 his expertise to several books on natural building. </p>
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