Building with earth - Gernot MINKE (1)

ously without water for two minutes and
then allowed to stand) with additional chalk
at the rate of 10%.
The mixtures were applied like plasters
with low moisture content and the surface
smoothed with a rotary motion of the trowel.
After fully drying, all of these surfaces
were waxed.
All three mixtures displayed very good surface
hardness. The linseed oil mixture had
the disadvantage of its strong odour and a
long drying time, but showed the best surface
hardness.
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Loam mortar
Mineral lightweight loam
Thermal insulation
Damp-proof barrier
Coarse gravel
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A
Vapour barrier
Timber planks
Lightweight straw loam (600)
U = 0.8 W/m 2 K
C
Cellulose fibres
Vapour barrier
Wood wool board
Loam plaster
U = 0.22 W/m 2 K
B
Cork
Vapour barrier
Mineral lightweight loam (400)
U = 0.25 W/m 2 K
D
Cork
Hollow Hourdis brick
filled with loam
Cellulose fibres
U = 0.20 W/m 2 K
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Designs of building elements