It's a damp, dreary, chilly, day on the West Coast. It seems like eons since the last lovely, fresh garden salad, and I …
Spiral bound – 68 pages
8.5 Inches × 11 Inches (w × h)
Weight: 225 Grams
BISAC:
ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation
Publisher:
New Society Publishers
ISBN: 9780865714762
Pub. Date: 2002-03-01
Straw Bale Details
A Manual for Designers and Builders
by Chris Magwood & Chris Walker
Straw Bale Details is the perfect companion for those who are serious about building with straw. It focuses entirely on the specific design theories and practices that result in well-built, long-lasting bale structures, and extends the range of books like Straw Bale Building through large, easy-to-read architectural drawings rendered for a wide variety of building options, including load-bearing and post-and-beam designs. A range of foundation, wall, door and window, and roof-plate scenarios are presented, along with explanatory notes and possible modifications. Also included is testing data from the most recent rounds of bale wall exploration, and interpretations of the data are given to help base designer and builder decisions on sound science.Chapters include: Foundations & Floors; Curb Rails; Walls; Openings; Top Plates; Pre-Stressing; Roofs; Wall Mounting, Electrical & Plumbing Systems; as well as sections on Key Scientific Test Results; Building Code Provisions; Bale Basics; Plasters & Finishes; and a Bibliography.
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