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Latex Concrete Habitat

by Dr. Albert Knott and Dr. George Nez

126 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); illustrated; catalogue #04-1804; ISBN 1-4120-3997-5; US$17.99, C$22.00, EUR14.30, £9.91

A manual on construction of low cost, permanent roofs for buildings in war torn and disaster recovery areas.

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In many war torn and poverty stricken regions, the indigenous architecture has been heavy mud and wattle roofs on thick mud walls. These structures, while cool in the summer, are of very low strength, are maintenance intensive, are time consuming to build, and are largely in massive disrepair. Replacing these mud structures with the light weight roofs of latex concrete produces a permanent architecture significantly more safe and strong, of very low maintenance, and of remarkably low cost, as the roofs can be built by available unskilled labor. The time required for reconstruction is considerably shorter than the time required to replace the older heavy construction, and the self-help characteristic of this new form of construction leads to more rapid recovery from disaster.

This how-to-do-it manual teaches people how to build these new roofs.


About the Author

Dr. Knott is a specialist in structural engineering with 40 years' experience in engineering failure analysis. Dr. Nez is the world's leading expert in light weight latex shell construction, and in planning and reconstruction in disaster recovery areas.


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