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Appropriate Building Materials: Third Edition
Roland Stulz and Kiran Mukerji
The third and latest edition of this standard building materials sourcebook. Summarizes technical data and practical information and identifies appropriate solutions to any given problem in low-cost construction. Completely revised and updated.
ISBN 1853392251, (ITP), 1993, 430pp, £17.50,

Appropriate Building Mini-Library

Consists of Appropriate Buidling Materials (197), Stone (3604), Buidling with Lime (7270), Building with Bamboo (199), Buildinh with Earth (3978) and Gypsum Plaster (216). Save 25% when you purchase the mini-library.
ISBN , (ITP), , , £60.00,

The Basics of Biomass Roofing
Nicolas Hall
This book offers basic information about roof covering using plants, or biomass material, focusing particularly on thatch and wood tiles, but also covers industrially-produced roofing material that includes a significant proportion of biomass material.
ISBN 3908001730, (SKAT), 1997, 32pp, £11.95,

Building with Arches, Vaults and Cupolas
Skat
This booklet presents basic information about building with arches, vaults and cupolas; their advantages and limitations; and gives recommendations, bibliographic references and addresses for getting more information.
ISBN 3908001617, (SKAT), 1994, 25pp., £8.50,

Building with Bamboo: A handbook - Second Edition
Jules J. A. Janssen
This revised handbook brings together the practical experiences of engineers in the field and of research programmes testing bamboo. The author shows how bamboo can be harvested, seasoned and jointed to form walls, doors and windows, roofs, floors, ceilings, roof trusses and bridges, and how to weave bamboo.
ISBN 1853392030, (ITP), 1995, 80pp, £9.95,

Building with Earth: A handbook (Second Edition)
John Norton
This handbook provides practical help in choosing whether and how to build with earth, from soil selection through to construction and maintenance. The techniques described in the second edition - revised and updated - of this book have a focus on achieving good quality results with accessible methods, that can go on being used by rich and poor, and for simple buildings as well as the more sophisticated.
ISBN 1853393371, (ITP), 1997, 80pp, £9.95,

Building with Lime: A practical introduction
Stafford Holmes and Michael Wingate
This book is intended as a starting point for those considering lime as a building material, and as a general reference to the broad range of uses for lime in construction. It shows how to make the best use of different types of lime, whether extracted locally or transported from further afield. The book provides information that will assist manufacturers, policy-makers, investors, suppliers, and the builders and owners or users of the buildings themselves to understand the value of lime.
ISBN 1853393843, (ITP), 1997, 312pp, £19.95,

Chenkumbi Lime: Fuel-efficient high quality production
John Spiropoulos
This book illustrates that vertical-shaft kiln technology can be adapted to small-scale production to produce high-grade chemical lime economically using coal or soft-woods. It shows how this can be possible without expensive imported technology.
ISBN 1853391441, (ITP), 1992, 40pp, £12.95,

Compressed Earth Blocks Volume 1: Manual of production
Vincent Rigassi
Volume 1 deals with the production of compressed earth blocks (CEB), both technically and economically, and is particularly suited for producers considering to make such blocks commercially. The book considers a range of production technologies, from a manual press - 600 blocks per day - to an automated press producing ten times as much.
ISBN 3528020792, (Vieweg), 1995, 104pp, £16.95,

Compressed Earth Blocks Volume 2: Manual of design and construction
H.Guillaud, T.Joffroy and P.Odul
Volume 2 deals with the use of CEBs and must interest both designers and builders. Its introduction links the use of CEBs with often age-old traditions, and shows what has been achieved more recently, both in the South and the North, using CEBs for various types of building.
ISBN 3528020806, (Vieweg), 1995, 148pp, £18.95,

Earth Construction: A comprehensive guide
Hugo Houben and Hubert Guillaud
A comprehensive and illustrated handbook which will be essential reading for anyone involved in construction. Earth is extremely versatile and cheap but users must have a proper knowledge of its real potential in order to use it to its best effect.
ISBN 185339193X, (ITP), 1994, 372pp, £25.00,

Fibre and Micro-concrete Roofing Tiles
ILO
Building costs must be kept down in low-cost housing programmes by the use of appropriate materials, such as the fibre or micro-concrete tile. This manual provides detailed information on the raw materials, equipment, and production methods used.
ISBN 9221064077, (ILO), 1992, 153pp, £8.10,

Gypsum Plaster (Arabic edition)
Bashir M. Youshah
ISBN , (Bashir M. Youshah), 1996, , £5.95,

Gypsum Plaster: Its manufacture and use
Andrew Coburn with Eric Dudley and Robin Spence
An outline of the manufacturing techniques available for this well-proven but underutilized binding material, with a guide to uses, properties and limitations.
ISBN 1853390380, (ITP), 1989, 48pp, £9.95,

How to Make Low-cost Building Blocks: Stabilized soil block technology
Malcolm Davis
With the right soil, correctly prepared and compressed, it is possible to halve the amount of cement used for block-making; a useful saving. This manual shows how to make and use strong blocks from soil, from the initial planning to the end product.
ISBN 1853390860, (ITP), 1993, 36pp, £5.95,

Lime and Alternative Binders in East Africa
Elijah Agevi, Otto Ruskulis and Theo Schilderman
The per capita consumption of cement is often considered an important indicator of the economic progress of a country, and in East Africa the demand exceeds supply. The demand for permanent housing requires production of binders to be significantly increased. A range of binders, especially lime, lime-pozzolana or special earths, can be more appropriate to certain types of building such as housing. Alternatives such as lime offer tremendous potential in reducing the shortage and cost of building materials although there are production constraints. This book looks at the pros and cons of OPC compared with alternative binders.
ISBN 1853393304, (ITP), 1995, 167pp, £14.95,

Lime and Other Alternative Cements
Edited by Neville R. Hill with Stafford Holmes and David Mather
A compilation of expert knowledge about different binders using comprehensive case studies. Stresses the importance of establishing standards; testing procedures to go with these standards; and how to initiate practical research development for binders.
ISBN 1853391786, (ITP), 1993, 328pp, £25.00,

Mini-cement: A review of Indian experience
Sanjay Sinha
A study of the social and economic viability of mini-cement plants in the Indian economic context. It represents an attempt at informed analysis, in order to set the technology in its proper context in the very complex world of Indian political economy.
ISBN 1853390038, (ITP), 1990, 80pp, £14.95,

Production Guide:FCR/MCR Toolkit, Element 22
H E Gram, P Gut.
This guide provides detailed technical guidelines for daily use in the workshop with rules on how to produce Fibre Concrete Roofing (FCR)/Micro Concrete Roofing (MCR) tiles and is aimed at helping producers to achieve a product of high standards.
ISBN 3908001250, (SKAT), 1992, 68pp, £13.95,

Rice Husk Ash Cement: Progress in development and application
Ray Smith
A state of the art review of rice husk ash cement technology in the Indian subcontinent, highlighting its effectiveness as an alternative low-cost binding material. Includes case studies of field-testing in local institutions.
ISBN 1853390518, (ITP), 1984, 48pp, £7.95,

Roof Cover Guide: FCR/MCR Tooljkit: Element 25
Paul Gut
This giude provides the necessary information on the design and construction of Fibre Concrete Roofing (FCR) and Micr Concrete Roofing (MCR) tile roof cover. Emphasis is given to simple and basic roof forms.
ISBN 3908001285, (SKAT), 1993, 74pp, £13.95,

Roof Structure Guide: FCR/MCR Toolkit: Element 24
Paul Gut
This guide provides information on how to design and build simple roof structures for lightweight and even (non-curved) roof cover materials. It is equally applicable in the case of other roof cover materials such as clay tiles, slates, sheets etc.
ISBN 3908001277, (SKAT), 1993, 144pp, £18.95,

The Small Scale Vertical Shaft Lime Kiln: A practical guide to design, construction and operation
Kelvin Mason
The Small Scale Vertical Shaft Lime Kiln covers in depth the design, construction, and operation of a particular type of lime kiln: a continuous, natural draught, mixed feed, vertical shaft kiln (VSK). The manual focuses on `small-scale ' production and is aimed at lime-burners, technologists and fieldworkers in developing countries, as well as those interested in burning lime on any scale.
ISBN 1853394653, (ITP), 1999, 105pp (approx), £12.95,

Small-scale Lime-burning: A practical introduction
M. Wingate and others
A practical guide to the selection, design and operation of lime-burning plants for small-scale operations. Sections on fuels and raw materials, as well as on the physical and chemical background, and guidance on the methods appropriate to a small scale.
ISBN 094668801X, (ITP), 1985, 144pp, £12.95,

Stone: An introduction (Second Edition)
Asher Shadmon
This useful general survey describes the varieties and uses of stone as a building material - whether cut or field-stone - and how to extract, work and use it. A new chapter on stone and the environment emphasizes the importance of planning, waste recycling, and quarry rehabilitation as part of the extraction process. There is a new Appendix outlining procedures for testing stone's flexural and compressive strength and discussing the importance of slip resistance. "...must be commended for its clarity...even the most experienced stone worker and user will learn something" Stone Industries
ISBN 1853393134, (ITP), 1996, 168pp, £12.95,