rammed earth
Clifton Schooley - Guest Expert on Rammed Earth
Submitted by helenc on Mon, 09/11/2009 - 14:40."Rammed Earth for Beautiful and Healthy Homes"
Clifton Schooley, Clifton Schooley & Assoc. Rammed Earth Designers & Builders
Clifton Schooley - Guest Expert on Rammed Earth
Submitted by helenc on Fri, 27/03/2009 - 09:40."Rammed Earth for Beautiful and Healthy Homes"
Clifton Schooley, Clifton Schooley & Assoc. Rammed Earth Designers & Builders
Participants will learn about insulated rammed earth for houses, thermal mass and other benefits of rammed earth. There will be plenty of pictures in the slide-show showing beautiful examples. Beyond that, Clifton will discuss energy choices and other healthy materials to use in a sustainable home.
Bio - Clifton is a green building professional specializing in rammed earth construction and design in Vancouver, Victoria and Salt Spring Island, B.C. Canada. His vision is to create environments that are beautiful, artistic and sustainable. Clifton believes that both design and construction of a building must be intimately connected to bring maximum benefit to both people and the environment. Beyond rammed earth his ambition is to become an eco-developer and influence society on a larger scale.
For more information, visit: http://www.rammedearth.info/
PLEASE RSVP and arrive 10 minutes early for guaranteed seating. RSVP to info@sustainablebuildingcentre.com or 604-682-5960.
This is a free event but a donation of $2-$5 is suggested.
LOCATION
Light House: Sustainable Building Centre is located at 1575 Johnston Street, just East of the Public Market in the heart of Granville Island. Our centre is on the second floor and accessible via the glass door and staircase on the Southwest corner of the building. This event is sponsored by Light House Sustainable Building Centre and Cascadia Green Building Council, the local chapter of the CaGBC. Funding comes from Environment Canada and the Real Estate Foundation of BC.
Guest Expert seminars are intended to provide general information about green building products and technologies. Light House Sustainable Building Centre does not endorse any of the services or products discussed by guest expert speakers.
Meror Krayenhoff - Guest Expert on Rammed Earth
Submitted by helenc on Tue, 10/02/2009 - 14:57."Insulated Rammed Earth: Presenting an Ancient Green Building Approach; Updated to Transform Today's Built Environment"
Meror Krayenhoff, President, Terra Firma Builders
Clifton Schooley - Guest Expert on Rammed Earth
Submitted by helenc on Fri, 15/08/2008 - 08:33."Rammed Earth for Beautiful and Healthy Homes"
Clifton Schooley, Clifton Schooley & Associates
Clifton Schooley - Guest Expert on Rammed Earth
Submitted by helenc on Fri, 02/05/2008 - 14:57."Rammed Earth for Fences, Gardening and Outdoor Structures"
Clifton Schooley, Clifton Schooley & Associates
Rammed Earth Healthy Home
The Rammed Earth Healthy Home is just one of many award-winning environmentally sensitive residences designed and built by Terra Firma Builders.
Located on BC Gulf Islands, the home is super-insulated by two-foot thick, R33 walls of insulated and earthquake-stabilized rammed earth. The house also includes radiant in-floor heat, a heat recovery ventilator, energy-efficient appliances, low-e windows and dual-flush toilets. The design focused on optimizing occupant health with natural low-toxicity materials. “Extra-healthy” features comprise low electromagnetic wiring, geomagnetic coupling, fabric-formed footings and recycled rubber-tire roofing shingles.
Terra Firma Builders & SIREWALL
e: office@sirewall.com
www.sirewall.com
Nk’Mip Desert and Heritage Centre
Nk’Mip Desert and Heritage Centre located near Osoyoos BC is extremely responsive to the hot, dry climate of the BC interior. Designed by Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden Architects and Cobalt Engineering, the Centre boasts the largest rammed earth wall in Canada. Rammed earth wall consists of a mixture of local earth and concrete in a “sedimentary” layered structure, tempering the indoor environment while reflecting traditional vernacular.
Some of the many features include:
- Landscaped roof
- Water efficient fixtures such as waterless urinals, dual flush toilets and aerated faucets
- Radiant heating and cooling (in ceiling & floor slabs)
- 100% outdoor air displacement ventilation
- Thermal resistance of the wall is approximately R33.
- Use of local soils supports sustainability practices.
- Heavy insulation value provided by the wall promotes thermal cycling.
- When used in combination, the concrete structure and rammed-earth wall offers resistance to fire.
- The wall is left natural. The outer crust forms as the wall cures. Once removed from the formwork, the "as cast" finish becomes the finished wall appearance.
- The wall is not sealed.
- Total wall dimensions are approximately 80 metres long and 5.5 metres high
- HBBH was presented the Governor General's Medal in Architecture for this project in 2008.
- 2008 World Architecture Festival Holiday Category Winner
Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden and Cobalt Engineering
Christy Love e: clove@cobaltengineering.com
www.cobaltengineering.com
Rammed Earth Wall by Terra Firma Builders
Meror Krayenhoff e: office@sirewall.com
www.sirewall.com
