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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Latex Concrete Habitat

Latex Concrete Habitat

Knott -. Nez, Albert Knott and Ge

Paperback

General ArchitectureGeneral Construction & Renovation

Publisher Price: $17.99

ISBN10: 1412039975
ISBN13: 9781412039970
Publisher: Trafford Pub
Published: Feb 1 2005
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.28 Width: 8.25 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

In many war torn and poverty stricken regions, the indigenous architecture has been heavy mud and wattle roofs on thick mud walls. These structures, while cool in the summer, are of very low strength, are maintenance intensive, are time consuming to build, and are largely in massive disrepair. Replacing these mud structures with the light weight roofs of latex concrete produces a permanent architecture significantly more safe and strong, of very low maintenance, and of remarkably low cost, as the roofs can be built by available unskilled labor. The time required for reconstruction is considerably shorter than the time required to replace the older heavy construction, and the self-help characteristic of this new form of construction leads to more rapid recovery from disaster.

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