Earth plasters and renders tend to crack and crumble due to weathering. Their resilience
can be improved by adding sand or fibre to the earth mixture. This paper presents an …

Historic buildings constructed with lime plasters often require repairs and re-plastering of
areas as part of a maintenance and conservation regime. Hair is commercially available for …

Walls overgrown with plants can have a positive impact on urban comfort and contribute to
biodiversity in the city. In particular, quay walls, thanks to their close contact with water, have …

Hair amendments were extracted from the lime plasters of historical buildings with an age
ranging from recent times until the 12 th century. Infrared spectroscopy has been used to …

Abstract The Imperial Temple in Antiochia Ad Cragum is estimated to be first constructed at
the end of 2nd or start of 3rd century, the time of the Severan dynasty. However …

Este trabajo presenta una síntesis de los avances de la investigación, realizada en el marco
del programa Arconti (IAA–FADU UBA), que apunta a indagar, registrar, procesar y difundir …

The purpose of this study is to examine natural building as an art form, a political statement,
and an extension of self. It is an attempt to understand how women connect to the land …