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In the Sahel countries of West Africa, 'Woodless Construction' refers to the construction of vault or dome roofed buildings using ordinary mud bricks. This three volume series of...
This handbook provides a guide to using local lime for building projects, especially aimed at the field worker who is involved in the project investigation, planning, and implementation of small-...
Following work on the village level production of building materials such as bricks, tiles and lime, the authors found a lack of practical and easy to understand information available for first...
In the Sahel countries of West Africa, 'Woodless Construction' refers to the construction of vault or dome roofed buildings using ordinary mud bricks. This three volume series of...
The vertical shaft brick kiln (VSBK) is classed as a continuous updraft kiln and represents a comparatively new and unique method of firing bricks. It was developed in China in the late 1960s...
This book explains and illustrates how pumice can be processed using simple technologies suitable for developing countries. Pumice, an extremely light, porous raw material of volcanic origin,...
This manual proposes techniques for improving the earthquake-resistance of dwellings constructed from earth. The focus is on low-cost, single-storey houses in rural areas. The work is based on...
This report looks at the use of interlocking blocks as alternative building material in rural areas.