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Essential Light Straw Clay Construction - The Complete Step-by-Step Guide (Paperback): Lydia Doleman

Essential Light Straw Clay Construction - The Complete Step-by-Step Guide (Paperback)

Lydia Doleman

Series: Sustainable Building Essentials Series

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The first highly illustrated, comprehensive guide to light straw clay - a high performance, low-impact, durable building material Light straw clay - straw mixed with clay slip - is a versatile, easy-to-use wall building material. Also called "slip-straw", its durability has been proven in beautiful, centuries-old buildings across Northern Europe and in modern high-performance buildings in North America. Building code compliant in the US and using "waste" materials with high insulation value and excellent moisture handling qualities, it's both high-performance and low-impact. Yet until now, there has been no practical guide to using the material in a wide variety of construction and renovation projects. Distilling decades of experience, Essential Light Straw Clay Construction is a fully illustrated step-by-step guide, ideal for both the DIYer and professional designer and builder alike. It covers: Material specifications, performance, and when and where to use it Estimating quantities, costs, and sourcing Illustrated, step-by-step guidance for mixing and installation, including "slip-chip" variations Detail drawings for various wall systems including stud, timber, and pole framing, Larsen trusses, I-joists, plus retrofits Code references, compliance, and best practice Finishing and maintenance techniques Additional resources. Lydia Doleman , a licenced contractor, taught carpentry and natural building at Solar Energy International in Colorado and was lead ecological builder for Portland's City Repair project. She's created beautiful, high-performance, low-impact buildings across the Northwest, from Portland's first permitted straw bale home and The Rebuilding Center's cob entryway, to a 3,300-sq. f light clay straw brewery. She's written for The Last Straw Journal and Permaculture Activist and appeared on NBC News and HGTV's Off Beat America . Lydia lives in southern Oregon.

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Imprint: New Society Publishers
Country of origin: United States
Series: Sustainable Building Essentials Series
Release date: April 2023
First published: 2017
Authors: Lydia Doleman
Dimensions: 279 x 216 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 978-0-86571-843-2
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Architectural structure & design
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General
Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Building construction & materials > General
Books > Health, Home & Family > Home & house maintenance > DIY > General
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LSN: 0-86571-843-1
Barcode: 9780865718432

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