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Tables of Contents for Building With Earth
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction
xiii
Earth Architecture
3
18
Clay-Based Building Materials
5
1
Adobe
6
2
Cob
8
1
Rammed Earth
9
1
Wattle and Daub
10
1
Straw-Clay
10
1
Papercrete
11
1
Earthbags
12
4
When Are Earthbags Appropriate?
16
1
Extending or Recycling the Building
17
2
Earthbags Forever
19
2
Using Basic Structures from Nature to Build with Earth
21
8
Arches
22
2
Making the Arch
24
1
Vaults
24
2
Apses
26
1
Domes
26
1
Corbeling
26
3
Getting Started: Design, Sitting, and Foundations
29
14
Design Considerations
29
4
Locating the Building on the Land
29
1
Landscaping
30
1
Topography
30
1
Orientation
31
1
Utilities
32
1
Building Shape
32
1
Planning Ahead
33
1
Site Preparation: Setting Out
33
1
Foundations
34
9
Earth-Filled Tires
39
1
Rubble or Mortared Stone
39
1
Gabions
40
1
Dry-stone
40
1
Pumice-crete
40
3
Building with Earthbags
43
22
Materials
44
2
Tools
46
3
Preparing the Fill
49
1
Filling Bags or Tubes
50
2
Filling a Bag with More than Three People
51
1
Filling Bags or Tubes with Only One to Three People
52
1
Using Small Bags
52
1
Tamping
52
2
Keying
54
1
Structural Reinforcement and Buttressing
54
3
Openings
57
3
Arched Openings
58
2
Square Openings
60
1
Bond Beams
60
5
Roofs
65
10
Brick or Adobe Roofs
66
1
Vaulted Roofs
67
1
Conventional Roofs
68
1
Water-Catchment Roofs
68
1
Thatched Roofs
68
2
Living Roofs
70
1
Low-cost Flat Roofs
71
1
Roof Insulation
72
3
Weatherproofing and Finishes
75
28
Earthen Plasters
76
1
Application
77
1
Stabilization and Alternatives
78
5
Vegetable Stabilizers
81
1
Animal Products as Stabilizers
82
1
Mineral Stabilizers: Lime
82
1
Lime Plasters
83
5
Making Lime Putty (Slaking)
84
2
Making Lime Plaster or Render
86
1
Application
87
1
Pozzolanic Additives to Lime Plaster
87
1
Stabilization for Waterproofing
88
1
Stabilization with Cement
89
2
Application of Stabilized Renders
91
1
Interior Finishes
92
1
Sealants
92
2
Paints
94
1
Clay Slip or Alis
95
2
To Cook Wheat Flour Paste
96
1
To Make Alis Clay Paint
96
1
Application
97
1
Lime Paint or Whitewash
97
1
Additives to Lime Wash
97
1
Recipes for Water-Resistant Whitewash
97
1
Some Old Limewash Recipes
98
1
Casein
98
2
Recipe for Interior-Exterior Casein
99
1
Application
100
1
Oil-Based Paints
100
1
Maintenance
100
3
Other Interior Walls, Floors, and Furnishings: Building with Clay
103
20
Finding and Analyzing Building Soils
103
2
Jar Test
104
1
Testing by Hand
105
1
The Right Mix
105
4
Thin Partitions and Ceiling Panels
109
1
Insulation
110
4
Straw-Light Clay
111
2
Hybrid Earthbag and Straw Bale
113
1
Interior Detailing
114
1
Earthen Floors
115
5
Construction
118
1
Sealants, Maintenance, and Repair
119
1
Electricity and Plumbing
120
3
The Earthbag Adventure
123
25
Shirley Tassencourt's Domes, Arizona
123
4
Allegra Ahlquist's House, Arizona
127
1
House Built by Dominic Howes, Wisconsin
128
2
Sue Vaughan's House, Colorado
130
1
Carol Escott and Steve Kemble's House, the Bahamas
131
4
Kelly and Rosana Hart's House, Colorado
135
5
Kaki Hunter's and Doni Kiffmeyer's Honey House, Utah
140
2
The Lodge ``Njaya,'' Malawi
142
1
The New House of the Yaquis, Mexico
143
5
Afterword
148
1
Bibliography
149
4
Resources
153
5
Index
158