Inga's House Functionality and Aesthetics

Ben

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.

Jeremy

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 have a limited number of people here to build (Inga, Marcin, Jeremy, Ben, Guy) and the abilities of each person (mental, emotional, physical, strength, endurance, etc).
• Marcin will be required to run the tractor and CEB press.
• Bricks are 12 inches long by 6 inches wide by 4 inches high and weigh about 12 pounds (estimated).
• A 6 foot high section of wall will take 18 stacks of bricks.
• A 10 foot long row takes 20 bricks.
• A 10 foot long by 6 foot high wall section will take 360 bricks, and will weigh about 4320 pounds.

Possibilities:

• Insulation:
  • Foam insulation.
  • Multi-layers of bricks.
• Roof:
  • Vault
    • For a square building
  • Dome
    • For a round building

Experience from constructing the CEB workshop:

• Square brick designs are more stable (interlocking corner bricks) and easier to make it vertical.
• 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.