Earth Sheltered Housing Design: Guidelines, Examples, and ReferencesOffers homeowners and architects a comfortable and economical approach to underground housing based on modern construcion techniques, providing plans, details, and photographs of existing examples of earth sheltered houses. |
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additional adjacent alternative ARCHITECT atrium backfill basement BEDROOM berms cooling cost depth discussed Don Metz drain drainage earth cover earth loads earth pressures earth sheltered design earth sheltered housing earth sheltered structure ecology houses energy efficient energy savings excavation exterior facing windows feet financing fire floor area floor plan forced air garage grade construction grade house ground heat gain heat loss HEATING SYSTEM humidity HVAC impact increased insulation interior internal heat KITCHEN kW-hr loan located major material membrane minimum Minnesota moisture normal passive solar polystyrene precast concrete problems protection R-value reinforced requirements retaining walls roof shear walls skylights slab slope soil solar collector solar energy solar heat south wall span sq ft standards storage structural design styrofoam summer surface techniques thermal break thermal mass Uniform Building Code ventilation vertical water table waterproofing window area window openings winter wood