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Design And Performance Of Load Bearing Shear Walls Made From Composite Rice Straw Blocks, Kevin Robert Camann
Design And Performance Of Load Bearing Shear Walls Made From Composite Rice Straw Blocks, Kevin Robert Camann
Master's Theses
Although rice straw and other grains have been used in building since pre-history, in the past two decades, there has been a move to utilize this rapidly renewable, locally available, agricultural byproduct as part of the sustainable construction movement. Up to this point, this has been done by simply stacking up the full straw bales. Stak Block, invented by Oryzatech, Inc., is a modular, interlocking block made of a composite of rice straw and binding agent that serves as an evolution in straw construction. This study investigates the feasibility of using these Stak Blocks as a structural system. The report …
The Skyscraper, Green Design, & The Leed Green Building Rating System: The Creation Of Uniform Sustainable Standards For The 21st Century Or The Perpetuation Of An Architectural Fiction?, Stephen T. Del Percio
The Skyscraper, Green Design, & The Leed Green Building Rating System: The Creation Of Uniform Sustainable Standards For The 21st Century Or The Perpetuation Of An Architectural Fiction?, Stephen T. Del Percio
W&M Law Student Publications
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