Woodless construction: an overview
Practical Action
Selected references
Woodless Construction 2: Training of Trainers and Builders J. Norton
Woodless Constriction 3: Change and Adaptation to local Needs J. Norton
Building with Earth, 2nd Ed., J. Norton, Practical Action Publishing, 1997 (Order online at Practical
Action Publishing)
Woodless Construction – Unstabilised earth brick vault and dome roofing without formwork. J.
Norton, Lund University Centre for Habitat Studies, Vol 9,N°2, 1997 (Download at www.dwf.org)
Mud as a Mortar, Practical Action, Technical Brief
The Construction of the Timberless House Model, Practical Action Sudan, Technical Brief
Mud Plasters and Renders, Practical Action Sudan, Technical Brief
This technical brief was originally prepared for basin, Building Advisory Service and
Information Network and updated by John Norton of Development Workshop in March 2012.
For more information on woodless construction, contact:
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Development Workshop
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