sustainable building: earth part 2

Hybrid Earthen Homes

Plinth

Non structural wall

Hybrid Earthen HomesFoundation detail

12mm RCB

Structural column

Plinth w/concrete, steel and rock infill

Door Ram

Round columns

Plinth

Structural wall

12mm RCB

Hybrid Earthen HomesRammed Window

Formwork2 Ends [1/2 round]2 9 ft shuttering4 slotted angle bar8 rod bracing8 wing nut1 framing for ends

Hybrid Earthen HomesShuttering Formwork

Formwork2 Ends[1/2 round]2 9 ft shuttering4 slotted angle bar8 rod bracing8 wing nut1 framing for ends

Hybrid Earthen HomesFilling form holes

Hybrid Earthen HomesWall OneEH 3

Hybrid Earthen HomesLandscape detail

Hybrid Earthen HomesExtra materials form

AlohaTools/machinescement mixerlime paint mixercordless drilltrowelsplumhose levelspirit levelshovelsboloplanerchainsawhack sawwood saw

Hybrid Earthen HomesExtra materials form

Hybrid Earthen HomesLime/whey primer

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Earth Paint

1. Bring 20 liters water to boil before mixing starch

2. Mix/dissolve 1 kg. Cassava starch w/ 1 liter cool water

3. Pour #1 into #2 and then remove from heat

4. Add 1 part Clay and 3 parts Sand then add #3

ThaiMudBrick.DAT 11:57

Hybrid Earthen HomesSoil Audit: 40% clay

Hybrid Earthen HomesLime/whey/clay finish

Hybrid Earthen HomesNipa roof tiles

Rammed herb spiral

Nipa roof tilesEH 3

Bamboo thatch roofEH 3

Rammed earthen floorEH 3

3 pail clay1 pail sand¼ pail Portland

TroweledTung oiled Waxed

Lived in

Nipa roof tilesEH 3

Acid stainedw/ sealant

Rammed retaining walls

6.3m4.4m

Octagon dimensions

h = (√3)s 4.6m

d = 2s 5.2m

a = (1.5√3)s² 19m2

p = 6s

Similarly,

s = h/(√3)

d = 2h/(√3)

Costing

Stabilized rammed earthA lightweight husk loam Cost of RAM:CONCRETE

3 husk 35%2 earth1 stabilizer = portland CRH Limestone

liters/mixer 10 5 5

Costing

3 2 1 ←pailshusk earth stabilizer50% 33% 17%7.5 4 106.13 117.63 p/mixer 19.60 p/pail

portland CRH Agri Limestoneliters→ 10 5 5

0.5 0.25 0.258.33% 4.17% 4.17%

Cost of RAM:CONCRETE

Costing

Concrete peso l/cubic p/pailsand 1,200 1,000 24

Gravel/sand 6 pails 144CEMENT 1 sack 245 8.75 p/L

CONCRETE COST 389 p/mixer 55.57 p/pail

LOAM sack pails/sack p/pail p/Lrice hull 10 4 2.5LIME 180 2.5 72 3.6SubSoil 2 0.1

3 2 1 ←pailshusk earth stabilizer50% 33% 17%7.5 4 106.13 117.63 p/mixer 19.60 p/pail

portland CRH Agri Limestoneliters→ 10 5 5

0.5 0.25 0.258.33% 4.17% 4.17%

Cost of RAM:CONCRETE

footings1 80 80 25 1606 80 80 25 960 six footings

floor1 350 10 3847 outer/inner floor

plinth6 30 40 240 1728 plinth

column6 30 30 240 1296 column

ring beam6 30 30 240 1296 ring beam

9126.5 total liters

liters/mixer 140

# mixers65.18928571

p/mixer 384

concrete cost 25,033

Concrete costing

Rammed Adobe Flooring

Flooring is rammed and troweled

Hybrid Earthen Bamboo House

Suspension bridgeRammed Earth Walls

Hybrid Earthen Building

GuidlinesRammed Earth Walls

SlendernessHeight to widthUnrestrained 8:1 (free standing walls)Restrained12:1 (anchored tie beams on wall)

Tie beam

Unrestrained Restrained8:1 12:1

WallGuidelines.skp

Acid stained floors

Tile Free Living

Acid stained floorsIron Sulphate. Combine ¼ cup of iron sulphate, also called Copperas, with 2/3 cup warm water. -copper-colored end product. Seal when done to protect the integrity of the color.- it can be lightened by adding more waterWe darkened by adding instant coffee. 5% Nescafe Classic Iron chloride is also known as Ferric Chloride and solutions containing it are sold at electronics supply stores for the purpose of etching circuits onto printed circuit boards (PCBs).

It is important to be careful when working with all of these mixtures, as whenever you are working with chemical combinations. When mixing your own stains you can be creative with the color combinations, and perfect them to your satisfaction. Commercial stains are more expensive, and creating your own from these materials will cost you only a fraction of the price.

Monlithic pourSame cement brand

Same gravel and sandfor entire pour

Etched for grout

Acid stained floors

60 & 80 grit belt sanderfor polished effect

Acid stained floors

1st coat sealant

Acid stained floors

unsealed

Repair

Acid stained floors

Repaired

Sealed

Acid stained floors

Double Sealed

unsealed

Acid stained floors

Different treatments

Acid stained floors

Sealed

Acid stained floors

Multipoured variation

Acid stained floors

SealedUnsealed

Remove paint, oil, grease before staining

Acid stained floors

Ferric sulphate- Sealed7 year old floor

Acid stained floors

Ferric sulphate -Sealed7 year old floor

Copper Sulphate - more of a blue or blue-green color

Mix ¼ cup of copper sulphate with 1 cup of warm water.For a more visible blue, add more copper sulfate to the mixture. To make the results a lighter tint, add more water. To create a greener color, add regular table salt.

Acid stained floors

Pre-rinsed 7 year old floor

Acid stained floors

Copper Sulphate Sealed7 year old floor

Natural Sealants

Varnish Free Living

Natural Sealants

Varnish Free Living

Tung oil

Before

Varnish Free Living

Acacia wood

Pure Tung Oil comes from cold pressing of the seeds or nuts of the Tung tree. Tung trees mainly grow in the mountainous regions of china away from industrialization and pollution. Climate, soil and air quality are essential for a high quality oil. Our 100% Pure Chinese Tung Oil or China wood oil is a all natural finish manufactured by pressing the tung nut, no petroleum distillates or other additives - just Pure Tung Oil. All Pure Tung Oils are not the same. Some low priced marketers will package South American Tung Oil (dark, greenish in color) and sell its as the higher quality Chinese Tung Oils. Chinese Pure Tung Oil is available in 3 grades, we only offer the best available, Grade 1 yellow. A better quality Pure Chinese Tung Oil will offer superior color, faster drying and a long term elastic finish. Elasticity is a important factor as the oil must continue to flex with the expansion and contraction of the substrate on which it is applied.

Citrus Natural Solvent, a paint thinner alternative, is used as a direct replacement for mineral spirits and odorless mineral spirits. Citrus Solvent can be used wherever paint thinner or mineral spirits are required as a natural, safer alternative. Citrus Solvent is not the same as any of the other "citrus-branded" cleaning products on the market, including Citrus Solve or Citri-Solve. It is, however, an excellent degreaser, paint thinner alternative, and can be used to replace petroleum chemicals such as mineral spirits. Citrus Solvent is 98% pure citrus peel oil extracted from the peel of the orange fruit; the other 2% is water. This small amount of water is emulsified in the solvent and will not raise wood grain but is released into the air as the solvent evaporates.

Make your own

Upside down lid

Handle Collector

Hydrosol method

Natural Sealants

Varnish Free Living

Tung oil

Ipil hardwood

Natural Sealants

Varnish Free Living

Tung oil

Before

Varnish Free Living

Natural Sealants

Varnish Free Living

Tung oil

Stained Concrete

Natural Sealants

Varnish Free Living

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

Fan palm shingled butterfly roof

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

Fan palm shingled butterfly roof

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

LINSEED OIL

GROWS Mold

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

Earthen wall

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

Earthen wall

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

Clay and sand mixing pit

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

Clay and sand mixing pit

DA CompoundIrawan

Bamboo Eco Home

Earthen wall

#2: This is equivalent to Bora-Care® Prepare the concentrate: Mix 1 Gallon glycol antifreeze, 4 1/2 pounds borax, 3 1/2 pounds boric acid. Mix the ingredients and heat till boiling gently. Boil off water until a candy thermometer shows 260°F. This removes most of the water of crystallization in the borax.This solution is stable at 40°F and has a borate content of 26%. This is equivalent to Bora-Care® at about $90/gal. for the concentrate. The concentrate must be diluted with an equal volume of water before being applied. Application: Add 1 gallon of water to every gallon of concentrate and stir thoroughly until solution is completely uniform. Always use diluted within 24 hours after mixing. If kept for longer periods of time, the active ingredient can drop out of the solution.

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Zip Line testing

ALOHA RANCHand

ORGANIC FARMMacarascas

ALOHA RANCHand

Precast octagon tanks

Conversion BedsRaised Soil Beds to

Cement Ebb and Flow& DWC

Precast cement

ALOHA RANCHand

Ferrocement tanks

ALOHA RANCHand

Ferrocement bed

FerrocementStandard construction cement, usually mixed with plaster sand. The standard cement is reinforced with more steel or fiber at a closer spacing than traditional construction. Reduced spacing yields uniform force dispersion and increases strength.

Ferrocement is also written as ferrociment, ferrocemento, ferrocimento, and ferrozement

1 part portland cement3 parts fine sand

frame with wire

Ferrocement

frame with wire

Ferrocement

frame with wire

Ferrocement

frame with wire

Ferrocement

frame with wire

Ferrocement

frame with wire

Ferrocement

frame with wire

Ferrocement

frame with wire

Ferrocement

Water Proofing

Waterproof = Watertight + Damp-proof. If you are not concerned about dampness or high humidity levels, then watertight is fine. BUT, if you want a truly dry basement or tunnel or corrosion resistant structure, then you need it to be waterproof.

A flexible, fiber-reinforced and specially modified high grade acrylic polymer designed to provide superior water protection and excellent adhesion to concrete surfaces for longer service life of water proofing film.

Spray Crete

[Shotcrete]

mini-shotcrete pump without the delivery lines

Welded frame with wire

Ferrocement bed

Thin layers concrete

Ferrocement bed

Cured 2 weeks and ready to move in place

Ferrocement bed

ALOHA RANCHand

Conversion BedsRaised Soil Beds to Flow Beds

S.R.B. – Simulated river beds

5,000 liter tank w/1,000 liter sump

Hybrid earthen tanks

Ferrocement

Stablized Rammed earth wall

Plinth - rock and concrete

Undersized column(high compressive strength)

Tank 1

Tank 2Tank 3

Ferrocement aquaponic bed

In ground casting form

Plinth

Rammed earthen stand

Plinth and rammed earth for bed leveling

Excavated clay soil

Local Rice hull

Carbonized Rice hull

(charcoal)

Stabilized Rammed Earth wall materials

Binder - termite barrier10 liters CRH10 liters agri lime stone20 liters Portland cement

1 Binder

2 clay soil

3 Ricehull

5-10 liters water

Adjustable formworks

Stabilized lightweight loam

Mixing stabilized lightweight loam

Rammed stabilized lightweight loam wall

Vertical steel for ferrocement topping

Hybrid earthen tank 1

Ferrocement

Stablized Rammed earth wall

Plinth -rock and concrete

Hybrid earthen tank1

Oversized(wasted materials)

Aquaponic Greenhouse

Aloha RanchMacarascas

Rammed Rocket Stove

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