"It was one of the most inspiring events I have attended, substantially advancing international co-operation in the field of sustainable design. Particularly impressive was the standard of professionalism and detailed technical information."
—Tom Woolley, Queen's University, Belfast Ireland
"Never has such a knowledgeable and far-reaching group of experts been assembled under one roof. This conference was truly a unique and valuable experience."
—John Straube, University of Waterloo, Canada |
Conference Group Photo -- plus friends
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Conference Organizer and EBNet Director Bruce King (left) at public poster session |
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The following is the list of Conference Presentations. These and over 20 additional papers submitted for the conference are available to the public on CD-ROM.
Index of Papers Ordering Info |
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Participants enjoyed a field trip to the Real Goods SolarLiving Center in Hopland, CA
-- a straw bale structure and model of sustainable design and living. |
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Plenary Talks
Earthen Construction - History and New Developments Worldwide
Hugo Houben, CRATerre, Villefontaine, France
High Volume Fly Ash Concrete and Sustainable Development
Mohan Malhotra, Educator and former Director of Research, CANMET, Ottawa, Canada
Green Building Developments
Sim Van der Ryn, Emeritus Professor of Architecture and Author, Sausalito, California
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Fiber-based Construction
Straw Panels -- State of the Art and Industry
Wayne Wasylciw, PE, Alberta Research Center, Edmonton, Canada
Structural Insulated Panels
David Wright, Archittect, Grass Valley, California
Ecologically Responsible Wood Use in Building
Ann Edminster, Architect, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, California
Bamboo Construction Rediscovered
Darrel De Boer, Architect, Alameda, CA
Straw Bale Construction -- Testing & Lessons Learned to Date
Bruce King, Structural Engineer, Director and Founder of the Ecological Building Network, Sausalito, California
Ecocomposites
Prof. David Bainbridge, International University, La Jolla, California
Experience of Eco-Renovation: Hemp/Lime Building
Prof. Tom Woolley, Professor of Architecture, Queens University, Belfast Ireland and
Rachel Bevan, Architect, Belfast, Ireland
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Earthen Construction
Pisé -- a New System of Earthen Construction
David Easton, Builder and Author, Napa, California
Livingscapes: Integration of Buildings and Land into Sustainable Systems
Graeme North, Architect, Warkworth, New Zealand
Investigations into Straw-Clay Blocks
Mikk Suursild, Tartu, Estonia
Earthen Construction in Scotland -- Past, Present and Future
Tom Morton, Architect and Becky Little, Builder, Fife Scotland
Terracrete -- a New System of Earthen Construction
Tom Hahn, Architect, Educator and Builder, Phoenix, Arizona
Cast Earth -- Structural Testing of a Proprietary Earth Building System
Prof. Jerry Stephens (lead author), Engineer, Montana State University
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Concrete, Pozzolans and Other Binders
Lime Construction
Michael Wingate and Stafford Holmes, Authors, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Rice Husk Ash Concrete
Prof. Mohammed Salam, Structural Entineer, Delta-Barrage, Egypt
Green Concrete Using Fly Ash and Reclaimed Concrete as Aggregate
Sue Costibile, Structural Engineer, Ove Arup & Partners, San Francisco, California
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Codes, Standards and Cultural/Institutional Acceptance
Status Report on the Greening of Building Codes and Standards
David Eisenberg, Director, Development Center for Appropriate Technology, Tucson, Arizona
The Role of the Structural Engineer in Sustainable Design
Mark Webster, Structural Engineer, Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger, Arlington, Massachusets
The Problems of Building an Ingloo in the Sahara Desert!, or a Cautionary Tale of How a Performance-Based Building Code can be Effective
Claire Benge, Architect, Building Industry Authority, Maungaraki, New Zealand
Alternative Building Materials and Systems --
Understanding Technical Risk and Uncertainty
Prof. John Straube, PE, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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For the CD-ROM containing all Conference Papers, please send a check for $80 -- add $10 if outside the US and Canada -- made out to the Ecological Building Network |
mail to:
Ecological Building Network
11 Mark Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
USA
Please include your name, address and telephone number, and remember to print clearly. Foreign currency is accepted -- use that day's exchange rate. The CD includes all of the Papers and a Conference Roster with biographical information about the participants. Formatted for both Mac and Windows. |
Earthen Construction
adobe, rammed earth, cob, earth bags and tubes, cast earth, sprayed earth, etc.
"Earth Building in Scotland Past, Present, Future" by Tom Morton and Becky Little
"Development of Alternate Building Materials for the EpiCenter Pilot Project: Cast Earth and Fly Ash Concrete", by Jerry Stephens, Doug Cross, Michael Frerking, Matt Ander
"Study for Local Light Clay Material Opportunities" by Mikk Suursild
"Burlap Reinforcement for Improved Toughness of Low-Cost Adobe Residential Structures" by Nancy Ho, Patrik Meyer, Margaret Myers, Nakul Sathaye, Mark Wan
"Pisé -- a New Earthen Construction Technology" by David Easton
"Earthen Architecture: Materials, techniques and knowledge at the service of new architectural applications" by Hubert Guillaud and Hugo Houben
"Livingscapes: The Integration of Buildings and Land into Sustainable Productive Systems" by Graeme North
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Fiber-Based & Agricultural by-products Construction
straw bale, straw panels, cement-fiber blocks and panels, bamboo, hemp
"Straw Bale Shear Wall Lateral Load Test", by Jason Nichols and Stan Raap
"The Problems of Building an Igloo in the Sahara Desert! or: A Cautionary Tale of How a Performance-Based Building Code Can Be Effective But Must Be Fully Implemented When Building in a Material Taken From One Eco-Climate to Another" by Claire Benge
"For the Land of the Camels, A Straw Bale Test Wall: A Load Bearing Wall for Seventeen Foot High Ceiling Structures in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" by Chris Stafford
"Straw-Bale Development on the Eastern Frontier" by Kelly Lerner
"Oriented Split Straw Board -- A New Era in Building Products" by Wayne Wasylciw
"Prioritising Ecological Building Actions: Re-Using Existing Buildings and Zero Impact Materials. Experience of Eco-Renovation and Hemp Building." by Tom Woolley and Rachel Bevan
"A Pilot Study Examining the Strength, Compressibility and Serviceablility of Rendered Straw Bale Walls for Two Storey Load Bearing Construction" by Michael Faine and John Zhang
"1999 Straw Bale Wall Compression Test" by Jeff Ruppert
"Full Scale Straw Bale Vault Test" by David Mar
"A Compression Test of Plastered Straw Bale Walls" by Matt Fitzgerald Grandsaert
"Preliminary Report on the Out-of-Plane Testing of an 8' x 8' Straw Bale/PISE Wall Panel" by David Arkin and Kevin Donahue
"Straw-Bale Construction: A Review of Testing and Lessons Learned to Date", by Bruce King
"Ecologically Responsible Wood Building" by Ann V. Edminster
"Ecocomposites" by David A. Bainbridge
The following papers were submitted courtesy of Darrel DeBoer on the subject of Bamboo:
"Prefab Shelters Using Bamboos" by N.S. Adkoli
"Bahareque: Seismic Culture of the Columbian Coffee Region" by Jaime Mogollon Seba
"Building With Bamboo" by Darrel DeBoer
"World's Fair Bamboo -- 20,000 Square Feet" by Darrel DeBoer
"The Architecture of Simon Velez" by Darrel DeBoer
"Ground-Breaking Joinery Ideas of Simon Velez: Bridge Design" by Jorg Stamm
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Lime, Concrete, Pozzolans and Binders
"Studying the Effect of Using a Considerable Proportion of Rice Husk Ash as a Cement Replacement on Concrete Properties"; by M. Anwar, T. Miyagawa, M. Gaweesh
"High-Volume Fly Ash System: Concrete Solution for Sustainable Development" by Alain Bilodeau and V. Mohan Malhotra
"Monolith Foundation: Built to Last a 1000 Years" by P. Kumar Mehta and Wilbert S. Langley
"Making Concrete ‘Greener’ With Fly Ash" by V. M. Malhotra
"Development of Alternate Building Materials for the EpiCenter Pilot Project: Cast Earth and Fly Ash Concrete", by Jerry Stephens, Doug Cross, Michael Freking, Matt Ander
"The Use of Building Limes in Ecological Construction:
Part I -- "What Lime Is and What It Can Do" by Michael Wingate;
Part II: Case Studies" by Stafford Holmes
"Recycled Aggregate Concrete With Fly Ash: A Preliminary Study on the Feasibility of a Sustainable Structural Material" by Sue Costabile
"Effect of High Temperatures on the Properties of Gypsum-Pumice and Gypsum-Perlite Mortars" by Leyla Tanaçan and Halit Yasa Ersoy
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Codes, Standards and Cultural/Institutional Acceptance
"The Problems of Building an Igloo in the Sahara Desert! or: A Cautionary Tale of How a Performance-Based Building Code Can Be Effective But Must Be Fully Implemented When Building in a Material Taken From One Eco-Climate to Another" by Claire Benge
"The Role of the Structural Engineer in Sustainable Design" by Mark D. Webster
"Livingscapes: The Integration of Buildings and Land into Sustainable Productive Systems" by Graeme North
"Information on "Fostering Sustainability of the Built Environment" The Athena Institute
"A Status Report on the Greening of Building Codes and Standards" by David Eisenberg
"Alternative Building Materials and Systems -- Understanding Technical Risk and Uncertainty" by John Straube
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Case Studies
"The Use of Building Limes in Ecological Construction:
Part I -- "What Lime Is and What It Can Do" by Michael Wingate
Part II Case Studies" by Stafford Holmes
"Ecomaterials Create Local Jobs" by Martin Melendez
"Prioritising Ecological Building Actions: Re-Using Existing Buildings and Zero Impact Materials. Experience of Eco-Renovation and Hemp Building." by Tom Woolley and Rachel Bevan
"Maximum Kick with Minimum Impact (Building a Sustainable Practice)" by Anni Tilt and David Arkin
"Worksheet to Study Ecological Characteristics of Polymers for Building Construction" by Tom Good
"Builders Without Borders: An Overview" by Joseph F. Kennedy
"An Earth Architecture Project in Nevada City, CA" by Zachi Anderson
"Straw Bale Shed, Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA" by Martin Hammer
"Vital Systems -- Natural Building and Design, Inc. A Case Study" by Tim Owen-Kennedy |
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