Minke, Gernot.
Building with straw : design and technology of a sustainable architecture / Gernot Minke, Friedemann Mahlke ; [translation: Jörn Frenzel]. - Basel : Birkh©Þuser, c2005. - 143 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (140-142).
I. The technology of straw bale building: 1. Introduction - 2. History and proliferation of straw bale building - 3. Straw as building material - 4. Wall construction systems using straw bales - 5. Roof and floor construction with straw bales - 6. Physical aspects of straw bale building - 7. Designing a straw bale building - 8. Surface protection and finishing works - 9. The building process - 10. Trial and error - an example - 11. Building cost, insurance, planning permission -- Built examples in detail: Residences - Home and workplace - Educational and cultural buildings.
Translated from the German.
3764371714 (pbk.)
Straw bale houses--Design and construction.
Sustainable buildings--Design and construction.
Straw--Utilization.
Building materials.
House construction.
693.997 / MIN
Building with straw : design and technology of a sustainable architecture / Gernot Minke, Friedemann Mahlke ; [translation: Jörn Frenzel]. - Basel : Birkh©Þuser, c2005. - 143 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (140-142).
I. The technology of straw bale building: 1. Introduction - 2. History and proliferation of straw bale building - 3. Straw as building material - 4. Wall construction systems using straw bales - 5. Roof and floor construction with straw bales - 6. Physical aspects of straw bale building - 7. Designing a straw bale building - 8. Surface protection and finishing works - 9. The building process - 10. Trial and error - an example - 11. Building cost, insurance, planning permission -- Built examples in detail: Residences - Home and workplace - Educational and cultural buildings.
Translated from the German.
3764371714 (pbk.)
Straw bale houses--Design and construction.
Sustainable buildings--Design and construction.
Straw--Utilization.
Building materials.
House construction.
693.997 / MIN