The hempcrete book : designing and building with hemp-lime /: designing and building with hemp-lime. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: William Stanwix, Alex Sparrow ; design by Jayne Jones.
• Authors: Stanwix, William; Sparrow, Alex
• Other Names: Jones, Jayne designer.
• Contents: PART 1: PRINCIPLES OF BUILDING WITH HEMPCRETE. History and uses of hemp ; Hemp in construction ; An introduction to lime ; Key concepts in sustainable building ; Getting the basics right ; Variations on the hemp-lime mix ; Performance of hempcrete in a building ; Tools and equipment ; Health and safety ; Planning the build ; Focus on self-build 1: Agan Chy -- PART 2: HEMPCRETE CONSTRUCTION. The hempcrete wall: an overview ; Foundations and plinth ; The structural frame ; Shuttering ; Mixing hempcrete ; Placing hempcrete ; Floors, ceilings and roof insulation ; Finishes for hempcrete ; Practicalities on a hempcrete build ; Restoration and retrofit ; Focus on self-build 2: Hemp Lime House -- PART 3: DESIGNING A HEMPCRETE BUILDING. Design fundamentals ; Indicative detailing ; Focus on self-build 3: Bridge End Cottage -- A look to the future.
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, England : Green Books
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (368 pages), color illustrations, photographs
• Subjects: 677.12; Hemp; Building materials -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable architecture; Cannabis; Chanvre; Architecture durable; Cannabis sativa (species); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Textiles & Polymers; Building materials -- Environmental aspects; Hemp; Sustainable architecture; Hanf; Verbundwerkstoff; Bauökologie; Kalk
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857841223; 9780857841216; 0857841211
• Related ISBNs: 085784122X; 9780857841209; 9780857842244; 0857842242; 0857841203
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 24, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.