Böcker av Gernot Minke

Desde o início do século XXI, tornou-se mais que evidente a profunda urgência em se recuperar a sabedoria ancestral de como viver na Terra, assim como a capacidade de conciliá-la com os tempos modernos. Felizmente, o homem moderno conta com pesquisas e profissionais que dedicam sua vida a desenvolver e propor mudanças realistas e atraentes, buscando viver de maneira mais ecológica e saudável. Um exemplo, é o arquiteto Gernot Minke, consagrada referência internacional na área de construções ecológicas, que tem se especializado em como construir com materiais nobres e ecológicos, aplicando projetos e sistemas construtivos de alta eficiência energética.Paredes e rebocos de terra é a fusão de duas consagradas obras anteriores de Gernot Minke: Paredes de barro e Rebocos de barro. Este livro é útil não só para arquitetos, engenheiros ou empreiteiros, mas também serve de guia para quem deseja autoconstruir, mesmo não sendo profissional do ramo da construção civil.Todos encontrarão aqui a orientação necessária para a escolha e execução de diversas técnicas, desde a construção de paredes e aplicação de rebocos até a etapa de acabamentos e pinturas de superfícies.

For a number of years, the healthy and environment-friendly building material earth, in common use for thousands of years, has been enjoying increasing popularity, including in industrialized nations. In hot dry and temperate climate zones, earth offers numerous advantages over other materials. Its particular texture and composition also holds great aesthetic appeal. The author's presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures all over the world. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete execution of earth architecture.

Building with straw bales is a technique pioneered a century ago in the state of Nebraska. In recent years there has been a renaissance in the use of straw as a building material largely in the American Southwest, but also in Canada, Australia, France, Holland, Germany, Austria and China. Straw is a renewable resource with excellent insulating properties. It is a cheap and easy-to-use option for self-builders, and even large-scale structures can be erected using timber framework filled with straw. This book is a practical, hands-on guide to building with straw. Fire safety, protection against moisture, damp, pests and parasites are treated in detail. Numerous on-site photos document the process of assembly and construction step by step. 30 exemplary international projects illustrate the wide spectrum of design possibilities with straw.

Earth, in common use for architectural construction for thousands of years, has in the past thirty years attracted renewed attention as a healthy, environment-friendly and economical building material. What needs to be considered in this context? The manual Building with Earth, which has been translated into many languages, describes the building technology of this material. The physical properties and characteristic values are explained in a hands-on manner: With proper moisture protection, earth buildings are very durable, and in particular the combination with wood or straw allows a wide spectrum of design options. Numerous built examples demonstrate the range of applications for this fully recyclable material.