Building with straw : design and technology of a sustainable architecture / Gernot Minke, Friedemann Mahlke ; [translation: Jörn Frenzel].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Minke, Gernot.

Contributor:

Mahlke, Friedemann.

Standardized Title:

Strohballenbau. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Straw bale houses--Design and construction.

Straw bale houses.

Sustainable buildings--Design and construction.

Sustainable buildings.

Straw--Utilization.

Straw.

Building materials.

House construction.

Physical Description:

143 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, [2005]

Language Note:

Translated from the German.

Summary:

Economical, ecological: designing and building with straw.

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, France, Holland, Germany, Austria and China. Straw is a renewable source with excellent insu lating properties. It is a cheap and easy-touse 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.

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (140-142).

ISBN:

3764371714

OCLC:

58421574