PUBLIC LECTURE: UWA Albany Public Lecture
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UWA Albany Public Lecture : Rammed earth and climate change: an engineering perspective |
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Over the last decades, the world
has discussed the continuing use
of our limited natural resources
and the production of waste and
contaminating materials. Some
alarming figures show that our
lifestyles are not sustainable
and that some changes need
to be made. This is particularly
relevant to the construction
industry. Civil engineering
materials such as steel, concrete
and bricks require a significant
amount of energy either to be
mined or manufactured.
In this context, rammed earth
is proposed as an alternative
construction technique that
presents several benefits
including low-embodied energy,
cost-effectiveness and low
environmental impact. Rammed
earth buildings are capable
of maintaining a comfortable
indoor environment in hot-arid
climate areas without the need
for artificial heating and cooling
systems. Hot-arid areas on earth are predicted to expand in future
decades further motivating the
use of rammed earth houses.
Associate Professor Daniela
Ciancio from the UWA School of
Civil, Environmental and Mining
Engineering will discuss in
details the benefits of rammed
earth in the context of climate
change.
Speaker(s) |
Professor Daniela Ciancio
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Location |
The Albany Centre, 35 Stirling Tce, Albany
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Contact |
Paula Phillips
<[email protected]>
: 9842 0888
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URL |
http://www.albany.uwa.edu.au
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Start |
Wed, 17 Feb 2016 17:30
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End |
Wed, 17 Feb 2016 18:30
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Submitted by |
Paula Phillips <[email protected]>
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Last Updated |
Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:09
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