The thermal performance of earth buildings

Informes de la Construccion

Volumn 63, Issue 523, 2011, Pages 117-126

  Heathcote, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adobe; Cob; Earth walls; Pise; Pressed earth bricks; Thermal performance; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051818080     PISSN: 00200883     EISSN: 19883234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/ic.10.024     Document Type: Article

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