Buildings of Earth and Straw: Structural Design for Rammed Earth and Straw-Bale Architecture
Chelsea Green'sThe Rammed Earth HouseandThe Straw Bale Housechronicle the possibilities and realities of straw bale and rammed earth construction.Buildings of Earth and Strawfills in the gaps for professional builders, contractors, engineers, inspectors, lenders, and architectural students. It includes special construction requirements of earth and straw, design capabilities and limitations of these materials, and documentation of testing data for use in addressing the concerns of officials. This book offers the nuts and bolts of rammed earth and straw bale building techniques, and why they are so spectacular, durable, and earth-friendly.