Essential Cob Construction A Guide to Design, Engineering, and Building (Sustainable Building Essentials)
Free Download Essential Cob Construction: A Guide to Design, Engineering, and Building (Sustainable Building Essentials) by Anthony Dente, Michael G. Smith, Massey Burke
English | January 16th, 2024 | ISBN: 0865719683 | 266 pages | True PDF | 28.56 MB
Setting the standard for modern cob construction – from design, engineering, and building code compliance, to sculpting beautiful structures
Cob – a mix of clay, sand, and straw – is one of the most popular and well-known natural building methods. Yet cob is often difficult to permit and can be used in inappropriate ways due to a lack of sound engineering and design information. Recent research and a newly developed building code promise to make cob building more accessible than ever.
Essential Cob Construction sets the new standard for cob construction. Incorporating rigorous, up-to-date engineering and building science and decades of practical lessons learned, coverage includes:
* Appropriate use of cob in different climates and contexts
* Thermal performance and moisture management
* Structural and architectural design considerations, including fire and earthquake resistance data from extensive laboratory testing
* Hands-on cob construction, including mix design, testing, manual and mechanical mixing, wall building, strong connections with foundations, roofs, and other structural elements, and finishing options
* Building code development and the permitting process for cob
* Planning, budgeting, and quality control
* The complete Cob Construction Appendix of the International Residential Code.
Essential Cob Construction is required reading for engineers, architects, designers, contractors, and owner-builders working with this ancient, aesthetically pleasing, low-carbon building material.
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