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Adobe Homes for All Climates: Simple, Affordable, and Earthquake-Resistant Natural Building Techniques Lisa Schroder, Vince Ogletree
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

In builder lingo, the better a structure keeps out the wind and the rain, the tighter its envelope. By the Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued a report in late 2010 that said buildings made from insulated concrete forms saved 20 percent over the energy consumed by wood-frame buildings in cold climates such as Chicago [source: Ochsendorf]. Bottle classrooms, on the other hand, are resistant to episodes such as strong typhoon winds and earthquakes thanks to its primary building block, the plastic bottle. Mar 8, 2013 - In a country where a lot of garbage is thrown away every day, and where basic education is of utmost priority – building classrooms from plastic bottles might not be such a bad idea after all. The drive for energy-efficient building comes down to a quest for the so-called tight envelope. Adobe Homes for All Climates: Simple, Affordable, and Earthquake-Resistant Natural Building Techniques. Belanko produced a well-known didactic documentary film that .. Feb 20, 2014 - increase-home-value-1. Bottle classrooms are not only cost-effective, but are also designed to withstand the effects of climate change. Jan 29, 2013 - Pioneer adobe builder Jorge Belanko, mentored by Professor Gernot Minke, founder of Earth Architecture, has committed his life to building adobe houses in the south of Argentina and to teaching others the simple construction methods.