Essays about: "Mariana Estrada"

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  1. 1. A case study of cob earth based building technique in Matagalpa, Nicaragua – LCA perspective and rate of adoption

    University essay from Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande

    Author : Mariana Estrada; [2014]
    Keywords : cob; house; LCA; rate of adoption; Nicaragua; cob; bostäder; LCA; spridning av innovation; Nicaragua; cob; vivienda; LCA; difusión de la innovación; Nicaragua;

    Abstract : Cob is an earth based building technique that may be an alternative for the construction of new homes in developing countries. Earth based constructions techniques commonly used in the past, like adobe and wattle-and-daub, have increasingly been replaced by buildings using more processed materials commercially available such as bricks or concrete blocks. READ MORE