Manual of biogenic house sections / txt
Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis.
- First edition.
- 351 p., 1 unnumbered page : ill. ; photo. ; col. ; graphs ; plans ; 28 cm. book
Edition statement from page 352.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-29) and "Index of architects."
6 Introduction -- 30 Standard House -- Materials sections: 36 Wood Frame -- 74 Mass timber -- 104 Bamboo -- 138 Straw -- 164 Hemp -- 186 Cork -- 204 Earth -- 230 Brick -- 256 Stone -- 278 Reuse -- Appendix -- 320 Material Assemblies -- 334 Embodied Carbon assessment -- 336 embodied Carbon by material -- 338 Carbon Estimates -- 348 Index of Architects -- 349 Photography Credits -- 350 Acknowledgments -- 351 Drawing Credits --
"The book focuses on houses built from materials that either sequester carbon (plants), use materials with very low embodied carbon (earth and stone) or reuse substantial amounts of existing materials. Organized by those materials (wood, bamboo, straw, hemp, cork, earth, brick, stone and re-use), and incorporating life cycle diagrams demonstrating how the raw material is processed into building components, the book shows how the unique properties of each material can transform the ways architects conceive the sections of houses"--Publisher's description. "Building on 'Manual of section', this book articulates how plant-based and low-carbon materials can produce a profound rethinking of section in houses."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.
9781957183091 1957183098
Ecological houses--Design and construction. Architectural sections. Sustainable architecture. Sustainable architecture--Pictorial works. Building materials--Environmental aspects. Building materials--Service life. Bamboo construction. Bricks. Plant fibers as building materials. Stone. Wood. Waste products as building materials. Recycling (Waste, etc.) Materials--Carbon content. Architectural sections. Bamboo construction. Bricks. Building materials--Environmental aspects. Building materials--Service life. Plant fibers as building materials. Recycling (Waste, etc.) Stone. Sustainable architecture. Waste products as building materials. Wood.