Adobe Homes for All Climates: Simple, Affordable, and Earthquake-Resistant Natural Building Techniques

Contrary to stereotypes, adobe is perfectly adaptable for use in cold, wet climates as well as hot and dry ones, and for areas prone to earthquakes. You will be able to beautifully finish your adobe walls with earth plasters creating stunning colors and outstanding light effects and create a beautiful, energy-efficient home that will last for generations to come.. These methods will produce a premium product that will meet and often exceed inspection standards.Equipped with this manual, you will be able to obtain a building permit, make adobe bricks swiftly, and confidently lay them up. With its efficient use of energy, natural resources for construction, and minimal effort for long-term maintenance, it’s clear that the humble adobe brick is an ideal option for constructing eco-friendly structures throughout the world.The book is ideal both for first-time do-it-yourselfers and for experienced adobe builders seeking to improve their craft. Drawing on the experience of more than fifty major adobe projects since 1993, Adobe Homes for All Climates describes Adobe Building Syste

Before his untimely death in 2005, he had twenty-three years of building experience including twelve years working with earthen and adobe methods. She worked alongside Vince Ogletree for five years before founding Adobe Building Systems, LLC. She has been involved in the design and planning stages of dozens of adobe hom

"With Adobe Homes for all Climates, Schroder and Ogletree offer a fresh, modern voice to the lively revival of earthen building, and provide a wealth of practical detail as well. People who are considering building with earth—or just wondering why we would want to get back into them—would do well to consult this book."--Bruce King, director, Ecological Building Network, from the Foreword

Five Stars Great Product and Fast service. Five Stars Christopher Fernandes Great read for understanding adobe building.. "very disappointed" according to Ophelia. If you want to hire people to design and build a big, pretty adobe home for you, this book is a decent reference.if you want advice, as I do, on how to design and construct an adobe home *yourself* e.g. with your own two hands, look elsewhere.i should have known the two story house pictured on the cover pretty much typifies what you will find here.expensive book that is almost useless to me - i should consider