Natural Building

AUGUST 26, 2021

The School of Architecture , established by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1932, has graduated the first generation of experimental structures, or ‘shelters’, built at the school’s new campus at Arcosanti, USA. With soft curves, sitting and sleeping spaces are integrated within the thin-shell concrete system.

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Natural Building

APRIL 4, 2021

Many cob homes are built with a timber frame structure, and the cob (a mixture of sand, clay, and straw) is used to create the walls. This home is different because it’s a structural cob house, so the 2-foot thick walls are load-bearing. The post Off-Grid Monolithic Cob House appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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Natural Building

JULY 18, 2021

A fireplace in the living room has a custom stone surround as does a Tulikivi masonry heater in the kitchen’s dining space. The couple paid $2,600 to have the frame of a Wisconsin farmhouse, erected before the Civil War, be dismantled and 4,000 board feet of old timber be shipped on a flatbed truck 2,200 miles to Ashland.

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Natural Building

APRIL 28, 2020

The yurt’s frame is made from bamboo of the Phyllostachys species, referred to in Bali as Bambu Jajang. By increasing the spacing between each intersection, the structure’s partition was given a slight inclination, creating a beautiful profile. The entire frame opens freely until the rope reaches a tensile state.

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BD+C

DECEMBER 13, 2023

APA – THE ENGINEERED WOOD ASSOCIATION MFPRO+ Blog The building was large, but not unusual, with an equally sizeable floor sheathed with OSB. When wood structural panels (plywood and OSB) are exposed to moisture during construction, the wood absorbs the moisture, and panel expansion may occur. "I Here's why and how.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 1, 2012

Steel fibres are relatively short and closely spaced as compared with countinuous reinforcing bars of wires. Steel Fibres are generally distributed throughout a given cross section whereas reinforcing bars or wires are placed only where required 2. He is the founder of The Constructor and works in a reputed construction company.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

It is the combination of shrinkage and restraint, which is usually provided by another part of the structure or by the subgrade that causes tensile stresses to develop. In massive concrete structure elements, tensile stresses are caused by differential shrinkage between the surface and the interior concrete.

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The Constructor

MARCH 20, 2012

Steel spacers can be used, but only when the structure is not in a corrosive atmosphere or be exposed to water. The clerk will also check for under-bent bars that may mail to allow the correct cover and that the bars are at the correct spacing. In the above fig, left side images shows reinforcement have not been placed correctly.

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Julian Construction

APRIL 1, 2011

Julian Construction Blog. Concrete slab foundations are built by pouring concrete into a wood frame that is flush with the ground. It is constructed with a hollow block or poured concrete frame that supports the home’s perimeter walls. Blog Design. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Shawn Kyles. Contact Info.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

All of these elements are used by interior designers to develop a functional, safe, and aesthetically pleasing space for a building’s user. They plan the spaces of almost every type of building including: hotels, corporate spaces, schools, hospitals, private residences, shopping malls, restaurants, theaters, and airport terminals.

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Natural Building

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Careaga and friends spent 3 months just clearing the structure of debris before starting work to turn the relic into a home. He preserved the open feeling of the space by adding only one wall (for a bathroom on the 2nd floor). The post Artist Turn 16th Century Church into Home and Studio appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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The Constructor

MARCH 25, 2012

No space needed on site for storing moulds and reinforcement: Precast components are made in a factory and delivered to site where they are lifted straight from the lorry onto the building. There is no grout loss, such as that from badly fitting formwork, which results in poor quality concrete like shown below.

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Natural Building

MARCH 24, 2020

Dan helped make a structure with recycled aluminum soft drink cans that were flattened and folded, making a recyclable and decorative façade. These help reflect the sun’s radiant energy back into space keeping the house cooler throughout the hot, arid summers. You read the original article at inhabitat.com.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Back in 2010 Miguel was living at a retreat center in northern California and someone had built a shed framed entirely with used pallets next to an adobe abode he was building. It was soon a huge hit as a vacation rental and within a month of renting it out, they easily made back the money they had put into materials for the structure.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The original World Trade Center was designed by Minoru Yamasaki in the early 1960s using a tube-frame structural design for the twin 110-story towers. million m2) of office space.[ The site is currently being rebuilt with six new skyscrapers and a memorial to the casualties of the attacks. million square feet (1.24

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The Constructor

MARCH 21, 2012

Water / Cement Ratio: The relation between water cement ratio and strength of concrete is shown in the plot as shown below: The higher the water/cement ratio, the greater the initial spacing between the cement grains and the greater the volume of residual voids not filled by hydration products. There is one thing missing on the graph.

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The Constructor

JANUARY 21, 2012

Idealise the structure: This is generally a process of simplification whereby the real bridge members are replaced by simplified models. Form a model: Once the idealized structure of line elements has been produced it must then be allocated both stiffness and areas. For example, beams may be replaced by line elements.

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Natural Building

AUGUST 18, 2021

The structure went viral on social media. An earthbag structure is made of stacked bags filled with earth. A tiny house or similar small structure is a good project for beginners. I believe most localities will approve a post-and-beam structure with earthbag infill on a slab foundation. Use due caution.

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Natural Building

MAY 2, 2021

The timber frame was built from lumber harvested on site to stack functions with watershed regeneration and fire prevention. Guided morning yoga asana practice will be offered 2-3 times a week, with space available for your own practice the remaining mornings. The building you see here is the building we will be working on.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The “whole of site” approach encompasses broader decisions regarding building orientation/ placement on site, including location of associated structures and infrastructure such as access and circulation arrangements. Good site planning therefore starts with a comprehensive analysis of the site, within the immediate and regional context.

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

I framed the walls with 2×10’s on 1 foot centers and then used 2×10 scraps to connect them into a shelving system that also adds strength. You can see in the picture that the wall is framed off a base of two 2×10’s the bottom being burnt and coated with linseed oil. ” was his reply.

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Natural Building

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Using mainly mud blocks, rammed earth and burnt bricks he designs spaces in their raw, natural state. My first structure turned out to be a compound wall and we continued to build more compound walls as we were short of work. The post Natural Architecture in India appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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Natural Building

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

There wasn’t a structure on their land that could be rescued,so they needed to build small and think carefully about materials. Since the building authorities required wood framing anyway, they figured they might as well fill the spaces with something lighter than wet mud. The top plates are 2x4s.

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Natural Building

JUNE 24, 2021

I built the bar and canopy from scratch using leftover framing timber. Clad in Welsh larch and timber framed, insulated and wrapped in a breathable membrane, it will hopefully be watertight. Now, as lockdown has eased, it’s just a nice space to relax, preferably with a cold beer. Simon Critchley, 43, architect, Manchester.

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Natural Building

JUNE 20, 2020

This book features more than 1,500 photos that illustrate various innovative architectural styles and natural building materials such as cob, papercrete, bamboo, adobe, strawbale, timber framing and earthbags. The house presently has about 1,200 square feet (110 square meters) of interior space with plenty of terraces for outdoor living.

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Construction Marketing

JANUARY 10, 2019

The projects do not have to be major structural upgrades or big appliance purchases. Simple and inexpensive projects such as re facing cabinet doors, a deep cleaning or a change in the interior design, wallpaper or paint and floor covering can make a huge impact on your space. Determine What You Would Like to Change.

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Natural Building

JUNE 17, 2014

To remodel an existing structure to suit your needs is fundamentally a sustainable activity, because it means that you are salvaging a considerable amount of embodied energy rather than causing all of the new embodied energy that any new building would entail. This original blog from which this comes is [link]'

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The Constructor

MARCH 23, 2012

The figure below shows the deflected profiles for a shear wall and a rigid frame. One way to limit the sway of buildings and provide stability is to increase the section sizes of the members to create a rigid, moment-resisting frame. Another way is to provide stiff, shear resisting walls liked to a flexible frame.

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Julian Construction

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Julian Construction Blog. Whole apartment buildings and parking structures collapsed. An unreinforced garage with living space above is another possibly dangerous problem. Blog Design. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Categories.

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Julian Construction

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Julian Construction Blog. Whole apartment buildings and parking structures collapsed. An unreinforced garage with living space above is another possibly dangerous problem. Blog Design. Subscribe to this blogs feed. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Categories.

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The Constructor

MARCH 17, 2012

Where there are a large number of closely spaced piles, rather than provide individual caps, it may be more economical to provide just one large cap, thus forming a piled raft. Piles may also be used where the soil is particularly affected by seasonal changes, to transfer the load below the level of such influence.

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The Constructor

MARCH 19, 2012

Are all the props plum, and at the right spacing? Below are the checks that should be verified before pouring begins: Is the formwork erected in accordance with the approved drawings? Is the formwork restrained against movement in all directions? Is it correctly aligned and leveled? Are bolts and wedges secure against any possible looseing?

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Even small structures of G+2 are using post tensioning these days. The application of post tensioning has increased and it is well being used for restoration, rehabilitation and strengthening of structures. Provide 8m long structural steal beam below the existing beam. So, alternate columns had to be removed.

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Natural Building

MARCH 16, 2007

Becky writes, "Most yurts are portable, tent-like structures. An ever-increasing number of wooden structures are also called yurts. An ever-increasing number of wooden structures are also called yurts. The Answer lies in the yurts uncommon roof structure." "The What defines them as yurts and not just round houses?

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Natural Building

JANUARY 2, 2022

The wall is built in one go to form a monolithic structure, eliminating the secondary insulation fixing process. The insulating layer can be placed on the outside for regularly occupied buildings to take advantage of the thermal mass of the inner, structural layer. This consists of a timber frame 600mm (2 ft.)

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 23, 2007

SG Blocks sells the finished structural systems (also called SG Blocks) for $9,000 to $11,000 per unit. According to KPFF Consulting, a structural engineering firm in St. Im just getting my head around this whole blogging concept, and I think I like it a lot. Each container measures 8 feet wide by 40 feet long by 9 feet tall.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

The glass circles are divided into equally spaced intervals which are diametrically scanned by the sensors. Then a correction factor is stored in ROM that adds or subtracts from each angle reading so that a corrected measurement is displayed. (2) These are scanned by fixed and moving light sensors.

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