Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction

by Paul Graham McHenry Jr.

Book Overview

Earth is the oldest and most widely used building material in the world today. It's abundant, inexpensive, and energy-efficient. But if you're building with earth, simplicity of material needn't be an excuse for poor planning. Paul Graham McHenry, author of the best-selling Adobe - Build It Yourself , here provides the most complete, accurate, and factual source of technical information on building with earth. Lavishly illustrated with scores of photographs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816511241
• ISBN13: 9780816511242
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 10.9"