Setting the standard for modern cob construction – from design, engineering, and building code compliance, to sculpting beautiful structures
Cob – a mix of clay, sand, and straw – is one of the most popular and well-known natural building methods. Yet cob is often difficult to permit and can be used in inappropriate ways due to a lack of sound engineering and design information. Recent research and a newly developed building code promise to make cob building more accessible than ever.
Essential Cob Construction sets the new standard for cob construction. Incorporating rigorous, up-to-date engineering and building science and decades of practical lessons learned, coverage includes:
- Appropriate use of cob in different climates and contexts
- Thermal performance and moisture management
- Structural and architectural design considerations, including fire and earthquake resistance data from extensive laboratory testing
- Hands-on cob construction, including mix design, testing, manual and mechanical mixing, wall building, strong connections with foundations, roofs, and other structural elements, and finishing options
- Building code development and the permitting process for cob
- Planning, budgeting, and quality control
- The complete Cob Construction Appendix of the International Residential Code.
Essential Cob Construction is required reading for engineers, architects, designers, contractors, and owner-builders working with this ancient, aesthetically pleasing, low-carbon building material.
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Table of Content
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Building Science
Chapter 3: Materials and Tools
Chapter 4: Mixes and Mixing
Chapter 5: Building Cob Walls
Chapter 6: Architectural Design
Chapter 7: Structural Design
Chapter 8: Foundations, Floors, and Roofs
Chapter 9: Finishes
Chapter 10: Building Codes and Permits
Chapter 11: Planning, Budgeting, and Getting Help
Glossary: Terminology
Appendix 1: Full IRC Appendix AU
Appendix 2: Life Cycle Analysis
Appendix 3: Bibliography and Resources
About the author
Massey Burke is a natural materials design-build consultant, educator, and co-director of the California Straw Building Association. She has worked with cob since 2005, and focuses on removing barriers to scaling up natural, climate-positive building methods. A contributor to The New Carbon Architecture, she lives in the San Francisco Bay area, CA.More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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