Inga's House Functionality and Aesthetics: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 19:20, 7 June 2009

If the structure is a square base, then the roof is easiest as a half cylinder vault. If the structure is round, then a dome is easier.

Goals: Our goals are to build a quality house at eFarm using as many local materials as possible.

Specifications:

We are going to have an automatic CEB press.
We have a limited amount of time to build. (July 25 to August 22)
We are going to be limited by how many people are here to build. (Inga, Marcin, Jeremy, Guy)
Marcin will be required to run the tractor and CEB press.

Possibilities:

Insulation:
- Foam insulation.
- Multi-layers of bricks.
Roof:
- Vault
  - For a square building
- Dome
  - For a round building
From constructing the CEB workshop: Square brick designs are more stable (interlocking corner bricks) and easier to make it vertical.
From constructing the CEB workshop: Round sections are more difficult to do and harder to make vertical. One of the curved/angled wall sections was made with substandard frozen mortar material and it collapsed when the mortar thawed.

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 **Vault
 ***For a square building
-***From constructing the CEB workshop: Square brick designs are more stable (interlocking corner bricks) and easier to make it vertical.
 **Dome
 ***For a round building
-***From constructing the CEB workshop: Round sections are more difficult to do and harder to make vertical. One of the curved/angled wall sections was made with substandard frozen mortar material and it collapsed when the mortar thawed.
+*From constructing the CEB workshop: Square brick designs are more stable (interlocking corner bricks) and easier to make it vertical.
+*From constructing the CEB workshop: Round sections are more difficult to do and harder to make vertical. One of the curved/angled wall sections was made with substandard frozen mortar material and it collapsed when the mortar thawed.
 === Marcin ===