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Primary Advantages Of Rammed Earth Design

Scott — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:43:32 +0000

Green living is in, and one of the best places to uphold this ecologically conscious lifestyle is the home. There are so many strategies available nowadays to make sure that your home life allows you to save energy and reduce carbon emissions to help the environment. Architects are going back to the foundational principles of [...]

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Frequently Asked Questions Answered By Rammed Earth Builders

Scott — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:01:10 +0000

Construction is often a complicated subject for a lot of people and with the sophisticated techniques for design and process that have been developed in the last fifty years, most require straight answers from people who actually apply them on a regular basis. Though the concept of rammed earth construction seems simple, there are still [...]

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Considerations When Choosing Rammed Earth Walls For Your Home

Scott — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:52:21 +0000

So much has been said about the environmental and cost benefits of rammed earth structures but many are still concerned about a number of things regarding stability and about how true the benefit claims are. If you’re considering a rammed earth design for your home, it’s vital that you conduct your own research first before [...]

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Why You Should Consider Rammed Earth For Building Your Property

Scott — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:45:40 +0000

Every property builder and homeowner can take a lesson from the story of “The Three Little Pigs.” Three different houses in three different materials — two, made from straw and wood, were destroyed and one, made of bricks, left the trouble-making wolf huffing and puffing in futility. While your home, in this life, is quite [...]

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The Top Three Advantages Of Rammed Earth Construction

Scott — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:44:01 +0000

To discover solutions to today’s problems — from the skyrocketing costs of living to the deterioration of the environment — you need only to look to the past. Forward-thinking builders certainly have done so as they uphold and champion the many benefits that one particular ancient form of construction can bring to the modern world. [...]

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How To Find The Best Rammed Earth Builder

Scott — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:30:02 +0000

Rammed earth is a popular form of building technique that uses a mixture of earth, water, and some cement compacted into layers between forms. The technique and materials have been used for ages, from the ancient buildings of Ait-Ben-Haddou in Morocco to the awe-inspiring structures of Machu Picchu in Peru. Properties made from rammed earth [...]

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Loch Street, Pt Lonsdale Project

Scott — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:37:54 +0000

Earth Structures Surf Coast completed a rammed earth construction project at Loch Street, Pt Lonsdale. SRE walls for a new project completed in 2012 using an unusual blend of grey Class 3 aggregates. The head contractor was David McDonald Builders.

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Another Rammed Earth Home Project

Scott — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:21:52 +0000

Scott Kinsmore, Director of Earth Structures Melbourne, has this to say about its latest residential project for Heyward Constructions,” The Lockington project was a difficult rammed earth build for us as a majority of the walls had limited access combined with internal steel columns and a polished concrete slab which can hinder speed of construction. [...]

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Earth Structures Group, world leaders in rammed earth construction

Scott — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 23:29:56 +0000

The Earth Structures Group are passionate about their role in today’s building industry. Founded by Rick Lindsay in Mansfield, Victoria, the group has a commercial structure as innovative as they buildings for which they are renowned. ‘All over the world our clients are dealing directly with the business owner, expert builder and decision maker,’ said [...]

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Rammed Earth Construction for All Time Not Just a Lifetime

Scott — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:47:59 +0000

Many architects are embracing the contemporary advantages of centuries’ old rammed earth construction. There are many ways to prefabricate an entire home and it is done on a massive scale. The cookie cutter approach has allowed developers and builders to produce entire neighbourhoods at a lower cost per unit and raised their return on investment [...]

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Rammed Earth Construction Conserves Our Natural Resources

Scott — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:43:05 +0000

It is truly remarkable that the essence of ancient rammed earth construction is gaining popularity around the world and contributing to conservation of precious natural resources. Stabilised earth does not require using woody biomass or other organic materials which many predict are not sustainable. Some experts calculate that if rammed earth homes were built in [...]

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Rammed Earth Builders Construct Harmony Home

Scott — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:31:32 +0000

Many Australian architects are creating amazing homes. A distinct number of these professionals are creating homes that embrace carbon reducing green building techniques and materials, including rammed earth. Architects and builders experienced in this media are in demand and work together closely to deliver the outcomes their clients want. Each time the result is a [...]

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Rammed Earth Construction Builders and Benefits

Scott — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:25:50 +0000

When building a rammed earth home, accessing materials located on the construction site or close to it is beneficial in many ways. Using local materials eliminates the need to transport earth to the building location, and, as a consequence reduces the carbon footprint of the project. Heating and Cooling Walls that are 0.4-0.6 m thick [...]

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Luxury Homes Include Rammed Earth Construction

Scott — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:19:08 +0000

Luxury homes are guaranteed to capture people’s attention. In an increasingly green conscious world it is not unusual to find rammed earth builders are creating some eye-catching homes. Rammed earth luxury homes are reshaping attitudes, eliminating false preconceptions, and are demonstrating how far modern techniques have taken this exciting industry. CANADIAN ELEGANCE SHOWS OFF RAMMED [...]

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Rammed Earth Homes Reduce Carbon Footprint

Scott — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:07:06 +0000

Government Regulations Due For Change Reducing our carbon footprint, creating homes that shrink energy use, and making homes without destroying limited natural resources should be applauded. Some rammed earth construction advocates believe government regulations like the 6-star rating may drive some environmentally focussed projects off the drawing board this year. The rating system is intended [...]

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Team Up for Rammed Earth Construction Success

Scott — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:01:11 +0000

Custom homes using rammed earth construction are an investment. It is not just an investment in a stable, secure, structural technology that appeals to owners of rammed earth homes. It is an investment in an environmentally friendly building practice. • The cost to invest has been compared to masonry built walls. It is important to [...]

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Rammed Earth Homes Make a Statement

Scott — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:26:57 +0000

Many successful people have contracted builders to create a “signature” home. The idea is to create a home that reflects the owner’s financial or business accomplishments. Rammed earth builders are working with a new generation of clients who are more concerned about making an environmental statement. Humble Beginnings Many people who have achieved distinct financial [...]

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