A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Low Cost Housing System for Guatemala (Sistema de Vivienda de Bajo Costo para Guatemala)
This report contains information on two wall systems to build low cost housing using abundant materials in the Guatemalan highland, loam and pumice sand. Both prototypes compare very favorably in cost and erection time with a similar dwelling built in cement block. The earthquake resisting characteristics of both prototypes were favorable. The subjects covered are: Description of the project; local building technology (building materials, bamboo, wattle and daub construction, cane walls, straw roofs, corrugated metal sheets); San Lucas Project - criteria for site selection, selection of building materials and techniques, bamboo reinforced stone foundation, bamboo reinforced loam wall, pumice filled bag wall system, curing bamboo with smoke, and a cost analysis. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and technical drawings and includes a section, a loam stove.
Low Cost Housing System for Guatemala (Sistema de Vivienda de Bajo Costo para Guatemala)
This report contains information on two wall systems to build low cost housing using abundant materials in the Guatemalan highland, loam and pumice sand. Both prototypes compare very favorably in cost and erection time with a similar dwelling built in cement block. The earthquake resisting characteristics of both prototypes were favorable. The subjects covered are: Description of the project; local building technology (building materials, bamboo, wattle and daub construction, cane walls, straw roofs, corrugated metal sheets); San Lucas Project - criteria for site selection, selection of building materials and techniques, bamboo reinforced stone foundation, bamboo reinforced loam wall, pumice filled bag wall system, curing bamboo with smoke, and a cost analysis. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and technical drawings and includes a section, a loam stove.
Low Cost Housing System for Guatemala (Sistema de Vivienda de Bajo Costo para Guatemala)
1978
68 pages
Report
No indication
English
NTIS | 1967