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Building with straw : design and technology of a sustainable architecture / Gernot Minke, Friedemann Mahlke ; [translation: Jörn Frenzel].

By: Minke, Gernot.
Contributor(s): Mahlke, Friedemann.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, c2005Description: 143 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 3764371714 .Subject(s): Straw bale houses -- Design and construction | Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction | Building materials | House constructionDDC classification: 693.997
Contents:
History and proliferation of straw bale building -- Straw as a building material -- Wall construction systems using straw bales -- Roof and floor construction with straw bales -- Physical aspects of straw bale building -- Designing a straw bale building -- Surface protection and finishing works -- The building process -- Trial and error : an example -- Building cost, insurance and planning permission -- Residences -- Home and workplace -- Educational and cultural buildings.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 693.997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 In transit from MTU Cork School of Music Library to MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education since 28/04/2025 00126088
General lending MTU Cork Centre Architectural Education Lending 693.997 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00113974
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Building with straw bales is a technique pioneered a century ago in the state of Nebraska. In recent years there has been a renaissance in the use of straw as a building material largely in the American Southwest, but also in Canada, Australia, France, Holland, Germany, Austria and China. Straw is a renewable resource with excellent insulating properties. It is a cheap and easy-to-use option for self-builders, and even large-scale structures can be erected using timber framework filled with straw.

This book is a practical, hands-on guide to building with straw. Fire safety, protection against moisture, damp, pests and parasites are treated in detail. Numerous on-site photos document the process of assembly and construction step by step.

30 exemplary international projects illustrate the wide spectrum of design possibilities with straw.

Includes bibliographical references (140-142).

History and proliferation of straw bale building -- Straw as a building material -- Wall construction systems using straw bales -- Roof and floor construction with straw bales -- Physical aspects of straw bale building -- Designing a straw bale building -- Surface protection and finishing works -- The building process -- Trial and error : an example -- Building cost, insurance and planning permission -- Residences -- Home and workplace -- Educational and cultural buildings.

Translated from the German.

Presented by UCC.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Professor Dr. Gernot Minke, Universität Kassel, Experte für nachhaltige Baumaterialien