Review of economic and environmental benefits of earthen materials for housing in Africa

Solutions to housing problems must deal with the issue of building materials – especially advancing those which lower construction cost and costs to the environment. This paper aggregates and reviews empirical evidences to show the advantages and disadvantages of earthen construction materials in te...

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Main Authors: Olumuyiwa Bayode Adegun, Yomi Michael Daisiowa Adedeji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers of Architectural Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263517300547