Building materials: earth fights back

Sun-dried mixtures of clay and sand are still widely used in tropical buildings. Despite strong competition from other buildingmaterials such as concrete and cement blocks, which have benefited from the image of being modern and 'European',...

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Autor principal: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Formato: News Item
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1996
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/47436
Descripción
Sumario:Sun-dried mixtures of clay and sand are still widely used in tropical buildings. Despite strong competition from other buildingmaterials such as concrete and cement blocks, which have benefited from the image of being modern and 'European',...