Earth construction - a review of needs and methods

Y. Etzion; M. Saller

doi:10.1080/00038628.1987.9697284

Earth construction - a review of needs and methods

Y. Etzion, M. Saller

The Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research

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The magnitude of the housing shortage faced by less developed countries is reviewed, and it is suggested that earth construction constitutes a viable solution to this problem. Compared to cementbased construction, soil construction poses fewer technical limitations and economical problems. The paper discusses the technical problems associated with the two most common soil construction techniques, adobe and rammed earth, and describes recent work by the authors.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	43
Number of pages	1
Journal	Architectural Science Review
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.1987.9697284
State	Published - 1 Jan 1987

Keywords

Adobe
Earth construction
Energy conservation
Housing
Stabilizcd soils

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Architecture

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