ancient solutions for future sustainability: building with adobe
... about 10 to 20%, with a soi! moisture content of about 10%. Sand and small gravel make up the remaining 80% of material. Rammed earth has many qualities thal are weil adapted to sustainable construction. Earthen walls built 2 to 3 feet thick possess good thermal qUaiities, moderating the interior li ...
... about 10 to 20%, with a soi! moisture content of about 10%. Sand and small gravel make up the remaining 80% of material. Rammed earth has many qualities thal are weil adapted to sustainable construction. Earthen walls built 2 to 3 feet thick possess good thermal qUaiities, moderating the interior li ...
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Russian architecture
Russian architecture follows a tradition whose roots were established in the Eastern Slavic state of Kievan Rus'. After the fall of Kiev, Russian architectural history continued in the principalities of Vladimir-Suzdal, Novgorod, the succeeding states of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the modern Russian Federation.