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Topics:

Foundations:
Featured Documents: Basic Foundation Concepts and Design
Builder's Foundation Handbook - 1,988 KB PDF
Uploaded: Thurs, 2/5/2004 @ 5:07 pm
Design Guide for Frost-Protected Shallow Foundations - 1,963 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 7:11pm
Rock Foundations - 896 KB PDF
Uploaded: Sat, 1/31/2004 @ 06:45 pm
* Soil Classification Chart - 124 KB PDF
Uploaded: Sat, 1/31/2004 @ 07:00 pm
Soils and Geology Procedure for Foundation Design - 3,376 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 2:16 pm
General Documents:
Builder's Guide to Residential Foundation Insulation - 3,933 KB PDF
Uploaded: Thurs, 2/5/2004 @ 5:12 pm
Residential Foundation Insulation - 676 KB PDF
Uploaded: Thurs, 2/5/2004 @ 5:13 pm
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Structures:

Featured Documents: Modern Earthern Construction
Some thoughts on Adobe Codes - 88 KB PDF
Uploaded: Sun, 2/1/2004 @ 08:19am
Building with Earth in Scotland - 283 KB PDF
Uploaded: Sun, 2/1/2004 @ 07:23am
Cement-Stabilised Building Blocks - 155 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 6:33 pm
Compressed Earth Block: Volume 1 - 1,735 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 12:26 pm
Compressed Earth Block: Volume 2 - 1,866 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 12:28 pm
Construction Manual for Earthquake-Resistant Houses Built of Earth - 3,097 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 2:07 pm
Earth-Sheltered Houses - 163 KB PDF
Uploaded: Sun, 2/1/2004 @ 07:22am
Rammed Earth Review - 2,875 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 6:26 pm
Village-Level Brickmaking - 1,577 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 6:28 pm
General Documents:
Durability by Design: Part 1 - 1,930 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 7:15 pm
Durability by Design: Part 2 - 572 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 7:17 pm
Residential Remodeling and Universal Design - 8,935 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 7:35 pm
Residential Structural Design Guide - 2000 Edition - 3,854 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 7:22 pm
Errata #1 for the Residential Structural Design Guide - 2000 Edition - 260 KB DOC
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 7:24 pm
Residential Steel Framing - 3,265 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 7:39 pm
Links:

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Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation:
Featured Documents: Natural Ventilation
Natural and Hybrid Ventilation - 307 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 7:40 pm
Natural Ventilation 1 - 210 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 7:41 pm
Natural Ventilation 2 - 812 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 6:30 pm
Natural Ventilation 3 - 961 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 6:31 pm
Natural Ventilation 4 - 106 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 7:42 pm
Natural Ventilation 5 - 469 KB PDF
Uploaded: Mon, 2/2/2004 @ 7:48 pm
Natural Ventilation in an Urban Context - 185 KB PDF
Uploaded: Sun, 2/1/2004 @ 07:48am
Passive Cooling in Animal Buildings - 54 KB PDF
Uploaded: Sun, 2/1/2004 @ 07:54am

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