An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth bermed house, or underground house, is a structure (usually a house) with earth (soil) against the... 64 KB (8,578 words) - 02:57, 14 March 2024 |
A dugout or dug-out, also known as a pit-house or earth lodge, is a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression... 25 KB (3,157 words) - 01:44, 1 May 2024 |
ground's surface, whether in natural or manmade caves or structures (earth shelters). Underground dwellings are an alternative to above-ground dwellings... 13 KB (1,634 words) - 06:56, 30 April 2024 |
Earthship (redirect from Earth ship) are designed to behave as passive solar earth shelters made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires. Earthships may feature a... 33 KB (4,023 words) - 18:02, 29 April 2024 |
in 2015. Humans use building materials to construct shelters. Human activities have impacted Earth's environments. Through activities such as the burning... 219 KB (19,285 words) - 00:07, 11 May 2024 |
targets Canning – Method of preserving food Earth shelter – House partially or entirely surrounded by earth Larder – Cool room for storing food Pantry –... 15 KB (1,798 words) - 16:20, 15 March 2024 |
portion of the masonry and all the earth covering of the bomb-proof shelter, the postern gallery, a part of the earth covering of the magazines, and an... 4 KB (414 words) - 10:46, 28 December 2023 |
Counterculture of the 1960s, the concept of "Shelter" intervenes as one of the key concepts of the Whole Earth Catalog, and expresses an alternative to the... 4 KB (389 words) - 06:11, 22 March 2024 |
style (castle or Victorian); and proximity to geographical features (earth shelter, stilt house, houseboat, or floating home). For residents in need of... 19 KB (2,316 words) - 15:03, 3 April 2024 |
Earthscraper (redirect from Earth scraper) structures underground for centuries, such dwellings are generally called Earth shelters, and typically are only one or two stories deep at most. It is the number... 7 KB (793 words) - 16:28, 23 December 2023 |
Air raid shelters are structures for the protection of non-combatants as well as combatants against enemy attacks from the air. They are similar to bunkers... 61 KB (7,271 words) - 18:12, 3 May 2024 |
be built is placed on a hill or a slope on a mountain. Opposite to earth shelter the primary reason is not to use the thermal mass from the surrounding... 2 KB (189 words) - 15:42, 29 February 2024 |
then covered with 1–2 meters of tamped earth. Shelters of this type are approved field expedient blast shelters of both the U.S. and China. Entrances are... 12 KB (1,578 words) - 21:15, 7 March 2024 |
used for a tent like canopy structure with open sides used as partial shelter from sun and rain at outdoor events. Look up gazebo in Wiktionary, the... 7 KB (695 words) - 20:52, 3 March 2024 |
Sod house (category Earth structures) portal Burdei Canadian Prairies Dugout (shelter) Earth structure Earth shelter Icelandic turf houses Rammed earth Sod roof Vernacular architecture Blevins... 6 KB (648 words) - 01:54, 28 April 2024 |
A bivouac shelter or bivvy (alternately bivy, bivi, bivvi) is any of a variety of improvised camp site or shelter that is usually of a temporary nature... 10 KB (1,130 words) - 04:24, 11 May 2024 |
Hurricane-proof building (section Earth-sheltering) building. Earth-sheltered construction is generally more resistant to strong winds and tornadoes than standard construction. Cellars and other earth-sheltered... 10 KB (1,126 words) - 03:31, 11 March 2024 |
Souterrain (redirect from Earth Houses) Erdstall – A type of tunnel found across Europe Pit-house – Type of earth shelter with ancient origins Crawford, O. G. S. (1959). Antiquity: A Quarterly... 10 KB (1,217 words) - 22:33, 25 April 2024 |
to Turf houses in Iceland. Sod house Earth lodge Earth shelter – House partially or entirely surrounded by earth "The Turf House Tradition". Iceland's... 4 KB (422 words) - 16:59, 31 October 2023 |
strength Earth block Earth sheltering, the architectural practice of using earth against building walls Green building Mudbrick Compressed earth block,... 24 KB (2,523 words) - 00:14, 1 May 2024 |
under the footing, rather than at the footing face. In buildings using earth sheltering, too much humidity can be a potential problem, so waterproofing is... 15 KB (1,886 words) - 08:24, 11 May 2024 |
EarthShelters (webpage, undated). Improving the Earth Shelter. Chapter 1 in: Passive Annual Heat Storage – Improving the Design of Earth Shelters Archived... 36 KB (4,225 words) - 11:42, 3 April 2024 |
The highest temperature recorded on Earth has been measured in three major ways: air, ground, and via satellite observation. Air measurements are used... 21 KB (1,822 words) - 18:07, 10 May 2024 |
undertook a scorched-earth policy of destroying every building that could offer shelter and thus interposing a belt of "scorched earth" between themselves... 62 KB (7,351 words) - 23:25, 7 May 2024 |