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PUBLISHED RESEARCH

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THERMAL MASS & R-VALUE

Oak ridge National Labritory. Joaquin Karcher, Ph.D., Barry Sullivan, Agriboard Industries, L. C., Portland cement Association, Bruce Wilcox, P.E. , Berkeley Solar Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R-Values & Thermal Mass.PDF

COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCK/ ADOBE

ADOBE/ MOISTURE ABSORPTION & TEMPERATURE CONTROL

Earth construction/ Moisture absorption & temperature control field research data compiled by Prof. John J. Morony, Biology Department South West Texas Junior College Del Rio, Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADOBE AND LATENT HEAT; A CRITICAL CONNECTION

Earth construction/ Latent Heat field research data compiled by Prof. ohn J. Morony, Adobe Association of the Southwest. Northern New Mexico Community College El Rito, New Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADOBE AS PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM)

Earth construction/ Adobe phase change material field research data compiled by Prof. John J. Morony, Adobe Association of the Southwest. Northern New Mexico Community College El Rito, New Mexico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCK- SOIL & MOISTURE

Earth construction/ CEB field research data compiled by Lawrence Jetter, Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies, Inc. San Antonio, Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOIL BLOCK HOME CONSTRUCTION

Earth construction/ BTEC Sustainable Building Conference field research data compiled by Charles W. Graham, Ph.D., AIA and Richard Burt, Ph.D, MCIOB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOVEMENT COEFFICIENTS OF COMPRESSED EARTH MASONRY UNITS

Earth construction/ Canadian Masonry Symposium, Banff, Alberta

by Charles W. Graham, Ph.D., Architect, Mitchell Endowed Professor of Residential Construction and Visualization, Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

M.L. Cloody, Ph.D, Structural Engineer and Associate Professor, Department of Construction Science, College of Architecutre, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Richard Burt, Ph.D, MCIOB, Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

D. Beniwal, Graduate Student, Department of Construction Science, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adobe Moisture Absorption & Tempriture Control.PDF
Adobe; Latent Heat a critical connection.PDF
Adobe as a Phase change Material.PDF
Compressed Earth blocks Soil & Moisture.PDF
Soil Block Home Construction.PDF
Movement Coefficients of Compressed Earth Masonry Units.PDF

EXTERIOR NATURAL FINISHES (LIME)

PH TESTING FOR LIME STABILIZATION

By: Jill Hancock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PH testing procedure for Lime stabilization.PDF

LOGGED DATA FOR HEAT WAVE/ MORONY TESTING

Prof. John Morony, Biology Department Southwest Texas Junior College Del Rio, Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logged Data for Heat Wave.PDF

FORMULA FOR LIME PLASTER

Earth construction/ CEB field research data compiled by Lawrence Jetter, Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies, Inc. San Antonio, Texas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formular for Lime Plaster.PDF

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AIR VENTILATION & CONDITIONING

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LIGHTING SYSTEMS

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