Essential Cob Construction : A Guide to Design, Engineering, and Building PDF
by Anthony Dente, Michael G. Smith, Massey Burke
Part of the Sustainable Building Essentials Series series
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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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- Format:PDF
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:New Society Publishers
- Publication Date:16/01/2024
- ISBN:9781550927627
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:New Society Publishers
- Publication Date:16/01/2024
- ISBN:9781550927627