International Conference and Exhibition
19 - 20 April 2002

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Modern Earth Building 2002 - Berlin

International Conference and Exhibition

19 - 20 April 2002

Figure 1. Demolition of the Church of Reconciliation in 1985 to make a security zone between East and West Berlin.

Figure 2. The new Chapel of Reconciliation constructed in 2000 on the same site as its predecessor.

Construction of the Chapel of Reconciliation, Berlin 1999 — 2000. Earth Builder Martin Rauch.

Figure 3. Chapel of Reconciliation. Rammed Earth.

Figure 4. Chapel of Reconciliation. Rammed Earth

Figure 5. Chapel of Reconciliation. Rammed Earth Walls and Floor.

Figure 6. Chapel of Reconciliation. Rammed Earth

Figure 7. Chapel of Reconciliation. Rammed Earth

Figure 8. Chapel of Reconciliation. Berlin

Information http://www.kirche-versoehnung.de/englisch/history%20last.htm

Conference Sponsor : KirchBauhof gGmbH.
Conference Publication : Moderner Lehmbau 2002
Fraunhofer IRB Verlag
ISBN 3-8167-6118-6

Methods of earth construction
Mechanical construction with earth - Thomas Dingeldein, Mossautal, Germany
Discharging out-wall earth building unit - Tobias Jaklin / Jörg Depta, Berlin, Germany
High technology linked to vernacular earth construction - Maria Jesús González, Architect, Valladolid, Spain
Rammed Earth - examples, problems and potentials - Martin Rauch, Schlins, Austria

New material reaction of earth
New research results on the material of rammed earth - Christof Ziegert, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
A measure concept for load bearing rammed earth walls in storey construction -Prof. Dr. Klaus Dierks, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Load bearing earth constructions based on Euro-Code 1 - Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Jens Uwe Schulz, Fachhochschule Lippe, Germany

Earth building techniques for refurbishment and monument conservation
Technical solutions for the restoration of the Castle of Paderne (Portugal) -Ali Mesbah, Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'Etat (ENTPE), Lyon, France
Restoration of traditional earth buildings in the North of Germany - Hermann Ziegenhals, Universität Rostock, Germany
Solutions for the restoration of the vernacular architecture in the south of Morocco - Driss El Alaoui, Centre of Restoration and Conservation of Earthen Architecture (CERKAS), Ouarzazate, Morocco

Low-cost construction with earth
Sustainable and cheap construction with the building material earth - Michael Nothhelfer, Architekt, Überlingen, Germany
Modern, low-cost Straw Building - Axel Linde, Düsseldorf, Germany
Low-cost construction with stabilized mud-bricks - Prof. Dr. Ioanna Papayianni, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Earth as healthy building product
Differences between the sorption of prefabricated dry mortar - Dr. Heinz-Gerd Holl, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Power-optimized ventilation considering moist-buffering of surface layer of clay - Eva-Rut Lindberg, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Protection against high-frequency electromagnetic radiation by earth building products - Prof. Dr. Gernot Minke, Universität Gesamthochschule Kassel, Germany

Strategies for enhancing the culture of earth building
Skilling the British Construction Industry in earth building - Linda Watson, Centre for Earthen Architecture, University of Plymouth, England
Revitalisation of earthen architecture in Egypt - tradition and innovation -Adel Fahmy, Architect, Kairo, Egypt
Project TERRA Research: A state of the art and future directions - Hugo Houben, Head of UNESCO Chair "Earthen Architecture", CRATerre-EAG, Villefontaine, France
Australian Earth Building - Durability Research - Kevan Heathcote, Gregory Moor, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Big modern earth projects in the southwest of the USA - Carl Giskes, Tierrafino, Amsterdam, Netherland