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PUBLICATIONS ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
A series of books and manuals has been published for the dissemination of earth-based technologies. They can be
ordered to the Auroville Earth Institute.
If you would like to order some of them, please mention your postal address along with your order, so that we can send
you a price list and/or a quotation, including charges for the courier service.
32 <strong>publications</strong> are presently available in 6 series:
Introduction booklets
Summaries of training course lectures
Training manuals
Case studies
User manuals
Video CDs
Ref. Title
INTRODUCTION BOOKLETS
I.01 Block-yard organization – Auroville Earth Institute – 1996, 1999 – 9 p.
I.02 Building with earth in Auroville – Auroville Earth Institute – 1995, 2002 – 16 p.
Available in English, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Portuguese, Tibetan and Spanish
I.03 Building with arches, vaults and domes – Auroville Earth Institute – 1996 – 16 p.
I.04 Earth building and management of resources – Auroville Earth Institute – 1996 – 8 p.
I.05 Stabilized rammed earth foundation – Auroville Earth Institute – 1996 – 8 p.
I.06 Rammed earth – Auroville Earth Institute – 1996 – 6 p. with colour photos
I.07 Compressed stabilised earth blocks – Auroville Earth Institute – 1996 – 8 p.
I.08 Hollow interlocking CSEB for earthquake resistant houses – Auroville Earth Institute
1996, revised 2005 – 10 p.
I.09 Masonry with compressed stabilised earth blocks – Auroville Earth Institute – 1997 – 34 p.
Available in English and Portuguese
I.10 Soil identification for earth construction – Auroville Earth Institute – 1997 – 12 p.
Available in English and Portuguese
I.11 Economics of compressed stabilised earth blocks – Auroville Earth Institute – 2001, 2002 – 35 p.
Given with a software to calculate the cost and economic feasibility of CSEB
Please mention if you prefer a software on floppy disk or on CD
I.12 Earthen architecture for sustainable habitat – Auroville Earth Institute – 2002– 16 p.
SUMMARIES OF TRAINING COURSE LECTURES
SL.01 Production and use of compressed stabilised earth blocks – Auroville Earth Institute
1991, revised 2005 – 21 p.
SL.02 Masonry with compressed stabilised earth blocks – Auroville Earth Institute – 1995, revised 2005 – 18 p.
SL.03 Building with arches, vaults and domes – Auroville Earth Institute – 1996, revised 2005 – 38 p.
SL.04 Production and use of hollow interlocking CSEB for disaster resistance – Auroville Earth Institute – 2005 – 25p.
TRAINING MANUALS
TM.01 Production of CSEB – Training manual for block-makers – Auroville Earth Institute – 1996 – 31 p.
TM.02 Production of CSEB – Training manual for technicians and entrepreneurs
CRATerre / Earth Institute, Villefontaine / Auroville – 1996, 1997 – 142 p.
TM 03 Earthquake resistant buildings with hollow interlocking blocks – Training manual for architects and engineers
Auroville Earth Institute – 2001, revised 2005 – 43 p. with colour photos and plans
TM 04 Building with arches, vaults and domes – Training manual for architects and engineers
Auroville Earth Institute – 2002, revised 2005 – 115 p. with colour photos and plans
TM 05 Building with hollow interlocking blocks for earthquake resistance – Training manual for builders
Auroville Earth Institute – 2004, revised 2005 – 16 p. with colour photos and plans
CASE STUDIES

CS.01 Dome of the Dhyanalingam Temple (∅ 22.16 m) – Auroville Earth Institute – 1999 – 32 p.
With colour photos and plans
CS.02 AUM House, cost effective and disaster resistant – Auroville Earth Institute – 2000, 2002 – 57 p.
With colour photos and plans
CS.03 VIKAS community at Auroville – Towards a holistic development– Auroville Earth Institute – 2000 – 67 p.
With colour photos and plans
CS.04 MINE House, cost effective and earthquake resistant
CRATerre/Earth Institute, Villefontaine/Auroville – 1996 – 70 p. with plans
CS.05 Building with earth in Auroville – Auroville Earth Institute – 2002, revised 2005
33 p. with colour photos and plans
USER MANUALS
UM.01 AURAM press 3000 – Auroville Earth Institute – 1992, 1995 – 60 p.
UM.02 AURAM press 240 & 290 – Auroville Earth Institute – 1994 – 53 p.
UM.03 AURAM Press 3000, Making special blocks – Auroville Earth Institute – 1996 – 12 p.
UM.04 AURAM Press 3000, Hollow Interlocking compressed stabilised earth blocks
Auroville Earth Institute – 2005 – 34p.
VIDEO CDs
VCD.01 Building with earth in the world – 36 min. Slide show with 170 slides – Auroville Earth Institute – 2003
VCD.02 Building with earth in Auroville – 36 min. Slide show with 127 slides – Auroville Earth Institute – 2003
Contact: Mr. Satprem Maïni
Architect – Director Earth Institute
BASIN Network – Partner for South Asia
UNESCO Chair Earthen Architecture – Representative for South Asia
Please contact us for the rates and terms.
Auroville Earth Institute
Auroshilpam, Auroville 605 101 – T.N. India
Tel.: +91 (0) 413 - 262 3064 / 262 3330 Fax: +91 (0) 413 – 262 2886
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