Earth Construction Handbook: The Building Material Earth in Modern Architecture by Gernot Minke

Earth Construction Handbook: The Building Material Earth in Modern Architecture by Gernot Minke

Rare and out of print.

Which building material absorbs and desorbs humidity faster, and to a higher extent, than any other? The answer is earth. This book provides a survey of applications and construction techniques, and explains the material's specific qualities together with the possibilities of optimizing these. The information given can be practically applied by engineers, architects, builders, planners, craftsmen and laymen who wish to construct cost-effective buildings which provide a healthy, balanced indoor climate.

Updated and expanded from the bestselling German addition.