Manual of biogenic house sections /
Lewis, Paul
Manual of biogenic house sections / Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis - China : ORO Editions, c2022. - 351 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction -- Standard house -- Wood frame -- Mass timber -- Bamboo -- Straw -- Hemp -- Cork -- Earth -- Brick -- Stone -- Reuse -- Appendix.
"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
978-1-957183-09-1
ECOLOGICAL HOUSES -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
ARCHITECTURAL SECTIONS.
BUILDING MATERIALS -- ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS.
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE--PICTORIAL WORKS.
NA 7117.5 L49 2022
Manual of biogenic house sections / Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, David J. Lewis - China : ORO Editions, c2022. - 351 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction -- Standard house -- Wood frame -- Mass timber -- Bamboo -- Straw -- Hemp -- Cork -- Earth -- Brick -- Stone -- Reuse -- Appendix.
"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
978-1-957183-09-1
ECOLOGICAL HOUSES -- DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
ARCHITECTURAL SECTIONS.
BUILDING MATERIALS -- ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS.
SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE--PICTORIAL WORKS.
NA 7117.5 L49 2022
