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Manual of biogenic house sections /

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 reuse), and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lewis, Paul, 1966- (Author), Tsurumaki, Marc, 1965- (Author), Lewis, David J., 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Novato, California] : ORO Editions, [2022].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ecological houses > Design and construction.
Architectural sections.
Sustainable architecture.
Table of Contents:
  • Standard house
  • Material sections : Wood frame ; mass timber ; Bamboo ; Straw ; Hemp ; Cork ; Earth ; Brick ; Stone ; Reuse
  • Appendix : Material assemblies ; Embodied carbon assessment ; Embodied carbon by material ; Carbon estimates.