TY - GEN
T1 - Stabilised or unstabilised earth construction for contemporary urban housing?
AU - Zami, Mohammad Sharif
AU - Lee, Angela
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Environmental sustainability is a major challenge and built environment professionals are facing a colossal challenge to seek out solutions. There is evidence to support the use of contemporary earthen architecture in developing countries to firstly, address the housing crisis, and secondly, to also address excessive carbon dioxide emissions, global warming and climate challenges. Contemporary earth construction exists in two major formats: un-stabilised and stabilised earth construction. Surprisingly, the vast majority of built environment experts are reluctant and oppose to prescribe stabilised earth as a solution of urban housing crisis and environmental sustainability. More too, the definition and meaning of stabilised earth construction is misunderstood amongst construction professionals. This paper examines the meaning, relevance and reasons of the use of stabilised and un-stabilised earth in the construction of urban housing in developed and developing countries. In doing so, it explores the arguments in favour of stabilised and un-stabilised earth construction.
AB - Environmental sustainability is a major challenge and built environment professionals are facing a colossal challenge to seek out solutions. There is evidence to support the use of contemporary earthen architecture in developing countries to firstly, address the housing crisis, and secondly, to also address excessive carbon dioxide emissions, global warming and climate challenges. Contemporary earth construction exists in two major formats: un-stabilised and stabilised earth construction. Surprisingly, the vast majority of built environment experts are reluctant and oppose to prescribe stabilised earth as a solution of urban housing crisis and environmental sustainability. More too, the definition and meaning of stabilised earth construction is misunderstood amongst construction professionals. This paper examines the meaning, relevance and reasons of the use of stabilised and un-stabilised earth in the construction of urban housing in developed and developing countries. In doing so, it explores the arguments in favour of stabilised and un-stabilised earth construction.
KW - environmental sustainability
KW - housing crisis
KW - stabilised
KW - un-stabilised earth construction
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78149304333&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1049/cp.2010.0440
DO - 10.1049/cp.2010.0440
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78149304333
SN - 9781849191999
T3 - IET Conference Publications
SP - 227
EP - 240
BT - 5th International Conference on Responsive Manufacturing - Green Manufacturing, ICRM 2010
ER -