Essential Earthbag Construction

Name: Essential Earthbag Construction
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780865718647
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The Complete Step-by-Step Guide

By Kelly Hart

Series: Sustainable Building Essentials Series

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Essential Earthbag Construction by Kelly Hart focuses on sustainable building methods using earthbags, which are sacks filled with earth or other natural materials. The book guides readers through the practical aspects of earthbag construction, covering structural integrity, resource efficiency, and environmental impact. It serves as a detailed manual for those interested in creating affordable, eco-friendly structures.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in sustainable living and eco-friendly construction methods. The author provides practical guidance on building with earthbags, offering step-by-step instructions and design ideas. Ideal for readers passionate about creating cost-effective and environmentally conscious homes.

Essential Earthbag Construction

Essential Earthbag Construction is an illustrated guide to building with earth-filled polypropylene bags, a low-impact, highly durable method of construction. It includes material specifications, installation, design guidance, foundations, wall plastering, basic utilities, seismic reinforcement, maintenance, and the variety of uses.

Build economical and resilient earthbag structures using simple tools and techniques.

Description

Earthbag construction — building with polypropylene bags usually filled with earthen materials — is a versatile, easy-to-master, low-impact, and highly durable form of building, suitable for structures from houses to root cellars.

Containing over 75 photos and illustrations, Essential Earthbag Construction is a practical guide to this affordable method of building. Going well beyond the scope of other sources, this indispensable manual is packed with all the information you need to determine if it's the right choice for your project, and to start building. Distilling decades of experience, research, and best practices, it covers:

Material specifications, performance, and when and where to use it
Pros and cons of different fills from gravel, to earth and clay, to insulative perlite, rice hulls, and volcanic stone
Illustrated, step-by-step guidance for efficient bag filling and installation
Details for various designs, including domes and arches
Foundation options and seismic and stability considerations
Finishing and maintenance techniques
Tools and materials
Additional resources

Essential Earthbag Construction presents the practical guidance and best practices for both the DIYer and professional to design and build high-quality earthbag structures.

Kelly Hart is an earthbag builder, author, and filmmaker, and hosts the widely visited websites www.greenhomebuilding.com and www.earthbagbuilding.com. His multi-dome earthbag Colorado residence is chronicled in the video Building with Bags: How We Made Our Experimental Earthbag/Papercrete House. Kelly lives in Silver City, New Mexico.

Series: Sustainable Building Essentials Series

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780865718647

Publisher: New Society Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: New Society Publishers

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 415g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Kelly Hartis a pioneering earthbag builder, author, and filmmaker. The building of his multi-dome earthbag Colorado residence is chronicled in the video Building with Bags: How We Made Our Experimental Earthbag/Papercrete House. Kelly also founded and hosts the widely visited natural and green building websites greenhomebuilding.com, devoted to all aspects of sustainable architecture and natural building, dreamgreenhomes.com, which features a wide range of ecological home plans for sale by various architects and designers, and earthbagbuilding.com which explores in depth the many possibilities for building with earthbags. Kelly's other publications includeRolling Shelter: Vehicles We Have Called Home, Remodel Green: Make Your Home Serve Your Life, andEarthbag Architecture: Build Your Dream with Bags. Kelly lives in Silver City, New Mexico.