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Título del libro: Vernacular And Earthen Architecture: Conservation And Sustainability - Proceedings Of Sostierra2017 2017
Título del capítulo: Sustainability of rammed earth building tradition in Tepeyahualco, Mexico

Autores UNAM:
MARIA DE LOS ANGELES VIZCARRA DE LOS REYES;
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Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2018
Palabras clave:

Architecture; Housing; Walls (structural partitions); Building systems; Central Mexico; Cultural value; Growing demand; Laboratory work; Rammed earth buildings; Rammed earth walls; Structural surveys; Sustainable development


Resumen:

This text analyzes a building system that originated in the municipality of Tepeyahualco (in the State of Puebla, central Mexico) and used to make rammed earth walls. It describes the geographical and historical context and presents information from architectural and structural surveys along with testimonies of local craftsmen. These data have been verified in laboratory work at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), and the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, UAM-X (Metropolitan Autonomous UniversityXochimilco); the initial results of which are presented in this paper, which also seeks to emphasize the cultural values of the technique and to explore its possible application in sustainable dwellings, as an alternative in satisfying the growing demand for housing in Mexico. © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, London.


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