Adobe Construction Links and Books

Here are a few adobe construction links. We'll be adding more as we find 'em!

The Earth Building Foundation Inc. www.earthbuilding.com

The Natural Builder www.naturalbuilder.com

El Paso Solar Energy Association www.epsea.org/adobe.html

Feel free to EMail the Webmaster any additions or corrections.

Here is a *very* brief bibliography of books available on adobe construction. You can order these books directly from Amazon.com just by clicking on the "order" link under each listing.

Title: Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction
Author: Paul Graham McHenry
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816511241
Description: 217 pages ; 28 cm.
Reprinted in October 1989.

From the author...

This book was written to provide technical information to the professional community of architects, engineers, and building officials. It answers most technical questions and provides alternative design details to meet all situations and climates. This provides a technical manual to access this low cost, environmentally oriented basic building material.

Title: Adobe: Build It Yourself
Author: Paul Graham McHenry
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816509484
Description: 158 pages ; 30 cm.
Revised August 1985

From the author...

This book was written after teaching more than 1500 students a community college course by the same name. It is tightly focused on the questions and needs of the would be owner builder. While it deals primarily with the adobe styles and methods of the southwestern United States, it is a good general guide for the beginning homeowner. More than 50,000 copies of this have been published, and it continues as a best seller. More than 300 homes have been built with the aid of this book.

Title: The Rammed Earth House: a Real Goods Independent Living Book
Author: David Easton with photographs by Cynthia Wright
Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub. Co.
ISBN: 0930031792
Description: 306 pages ; 26 cm.
Published April 1996

From the amazon.com webpage...

The beauty and grace of rammed earth construction is described in fascinating detail by David Easton. The photographs of different structures, both modern and ancient, by Cynthia Wright, create a breathtaking glimpse into a building technique that is as old as human history, but exactly suitable for today's resource-conscious and environmentally friendly building needs. Trees may be getting scarce these days, but there's no shortage of dirt, the main component of rammed earth homes.

Amazon.com rating: 4 out of 5 stars!