Essential Cob Construction by Anthony Dente (.PDF)
File Size: 28 MB
Essential Cob Construction: A Guide to Design, Engineering, and Building by Anthony Dente, Michael G. Smith, Massey Burke (Sustainable Building Essentials Series)
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Overview: Setting the standard for modern cob construction – from design, engineering, and building code compliance, to sculpting beautiful structures
Cob – a mix of clay, sand, and straw – is one of the most popular and well-known natural building methods. Yet cob is often difficult to permit and can be used in inappropriate ways due to a lack of sound engineering and design information. Recent research and a newly developed building code promise to make cob building more accessible than ever.
Genre: Non-Fiction > General
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