Light Earth Building: A Handbook for Building with Wood and Earth

Interest in clay as a building material remains undiminished. Lightweight clay—both light in weight and easy to work with—is a versatile and forward‑looking construction material for modern, computer‑assisted timber construction as well as for the restoration of historic timber‑frame clay structures. Its balanced building‑physics properties, which can be controlled through the mixing ratio, enable climate‑appropriate and resource‑efficient building in a wide range of climatic conditions. As...