For practitioners and manufacturers, students and educators, architects and academics and all who are interested in the potential of earth as a sustainable building material, the LEHM 2008 conference and trade fair offers an opportunity to see, discuss and keep up with innovative developments in the field.
The Dachverband Lehm e.V. is the German Association for Building with Earth. Every four years the DVL organises an international conference and trade fair on building with earth in a different earth building region in Germany together with an excursion in the region. In addition to organising a high-profile conference programme, a central aspect is the presentation of new innovations in earth building products and technologies through a trade fair that takes place parallel to the conference.
We are pleased to announce that the LEHM 2008, the 5th international conference and trade fair on building with earth, organised in cooperation with the Landesmuseum Koblenz and the Koblenz Chamber of Crafts will take place at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz from the 10-12 October 2008.
The response to the “Call for Papers” has been overwhelming with numerous high-quality submissions from around the world. We have attempted to include as many interesting submissions as possible in the conference programme and an extensive poster session. This year for the first time, practice-related contributions will be presented in the form of a Trade Fair Forum.
Conference Programme (10-11 October 2008)
The conference programme is as follows:
Friday – 10 october 2008
9.00 a.m. – Welcome
Session A – Friday from 9.30 a.m.
- New Projects Forum
Rauch, M. Lehm-Ton-Erde, Schlins, Austria
Rammed Earth House in Schlins
Castilla, F. Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain
The Citizens’ Initiative Pavilion, Expo 2008 Zaragoza
Funkenberg, S. Claytec, Viersen, Germany
Kolumba – Archdiocese of Cologne Art Museum; Clay plaster: a work of art in itself
Session B – Friday from 11.30 a.m.
- New projects and renovations forum
- Contemporary earth building practice
Mokhtari, E.; Nejati, M. ICHHTO, Bam, Iran
The Restoration of Bam Citadel, Iran — new approaches
Manu, F.W.; Amoah-Mensah, K.; Bai-den-Amissah, P.D. Achampong; N.K.N.; CSIR (Building a Road Research Institute) Kumasi, Ghana
The Sandema floods in September 2007 — its effects on earth buildings and ways forward
Becker, J. Institute of Bio-Architecture and Ecology, Udayan, India
Earthquake and flood resistant light mud construction in the tsunami-affected area of Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Session C – Friday from 2 p.m.
- Earth building norms and regulations
Schroeder, H.; Volhard, F.; Röhlen, U.; Ziegert, C. DVL, Weimar, Germany
The “Lehmbau Regeln” — a review after 10 years in use
Minke, G.; Ziegert, C. FEB Kassel, DVL Weimar, Germany
The “Requirements for Clay Plasters” technical infosheet by the Dachverband Lehm e.V.
Mach, V.; Röhlen, U. DVL; Weimar, Reichshof, Viersen, Germany
WTA-Information sheet 8-3 “Timber-frame panel infilling” — the joint development of a technical infosheet for timber-frame and earth infill by the WTA and Dachverband Lehm e.V.
Shittu, T. University of Plymouth, CEA, UK
Earth building norms and regulations: a review of Nigerian building codes
Session D – Friday 4.30 - 6.30 p.m.
- Education and training in earth building
- Information networks in earth building
- New Projects Forum
Houben, H.; Doat, P.; Fontaine, L.; Anger, R.; Carazas A., W.; Olagnon, C.; van Damme, H. CRATerre-ENSAG, INSA, ESPCI, Grenoble, Lyon, Paris, France
“Grains de Batisseurs” — a new pedagogical tool for earthen architecture education
Schreckenbach, H.; Schroeder, H. DVL Weimar, Germany
Networking earth architecture
Shin, G.S. Architerre Seoul, South Korea
Modern earth architecture in Korea
SATURDAY – 11 october 2008
Session E – Saturday from 8:30 a.m.
- Contemporary earth building practice
- New research on building with earth
Anger, R.; Fontaine, L.; Houben, H.; Doat, P.; van Damme, H.; Olagnon, C.; Yves J. CRATerre-ENSAG; INSA, ESPCI, Grenoble, Lyon, Paris, France
Earth: a concrete like the others
Easton, D. Rammed Earth Works, Napa CA, USA
The industrialisation of monolithic earth walling for First World applications - the industrialisation of rammed earth
Wilson, Q. Northern New Mexico College, El Rito, NM, USA
Manufacturing sun-cured adobe bricks in the USA
Heath, A.; Lawrence, M.; Walker, P. University of Bath, UK
Mortars for thin unfired clay masonry walls
Session F – Saturday from 11 a.m.
- Contemporary earth building practice
- New projects and renovations forum
Venkatarama Reddy, B.V. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
The retrofitting of damaged stabilised earth block buildings
Volhard, F. Schauer u. Volhard Arch., Darmstadt, Germany
Sandberghof — Conversion and renovation using earthen building materials
Schade, G. SMB-Baugestaltungs-GmbH, Seelze, Germany
The thermal improvement of buildings using capillary-active clay plasters and mineral-based insulation panels.
Kienzle, P.; Ziegert, C. Xanten Archaeological Park; ZRS Arch. Ing. Berlin, Germany
The reconstruction of Roman rammed earth buildings in Xanten Archaeological Park
Poster Session
A poster sessions will take place alongside the conference featuring posters on the following topics:
- The adobe construction program at Northern New Mexico College, USA
Gardella, K. Northern New Mexico College, El Rito, NM, USA - Conserving cultural heritage – using traditional techniques for sustainable building
Franz, B.; Maybaum, G.; Bühler, D. , HAWK Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen, Germany - Education and training in building with earth
Schroeder, H.; Röhlen, U.; Jörchel, S., DVL Weimar, Germany - From stabilized earth to clay-biopolymeres nanocomposites
Fontaine, L.; Anger, R.; Houben, H.; Doat, P.; van Damme, H.; Olagnon, C; Yves J., CRATerre-ENSAG; INSA, ESPCI, Grenoble, Lyon, Paris, France - Testing the adhesive tensile strength of clay plasters
Schroeder, H.; Ziegert, C., DVL Weimar, Germany - The role of air-entrained lightweight concrete for energy efficient building construction
Ng, S. C.; Low, K. S., Univ. Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The development and application of high-performance earth blocks
Heyzoo, H.; Heeyong, C.; Minchol C., Mokpo Nat. Univ.; CLAYMAX CO Ltd Seoul, South Korea - The sustainable house “CONCIENCIA” for human habitat
Manzano-Ramirez, A.; Pineda Pinon, J.; Vorobiev, Y; Perez Arriaga, L., CINVESTAV; CICATA-IPN, Queretaro, Oro, Mexico - Lime and gypsum stabilized clays for adobes in the Purpecha region, Michacan, Mexico
Martinez, W.; Guerrero, L.; Alonso, E.; Rubio, J.C.; Bedolla, J.A.; Ve-lasco, F.; Avalos, M.; Olguin, M. , Univ. Michoacan, Mexico - Rammed earth for prefabricated load-bearing structures - pilot project
Ruzicka, J., Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic - Comparative investigation of earth injection masses for the conservation of historical earth buildings
Geyer, D.; Simon, S., Werkart Rest. GbR Wittstock; Rathgen-Forschungslabor Berlin, Germany - The hygrothermic quality of earth
Schulz, J.-U.; Schwickert, S., FH Lippe u. Höxter, Germany - Compressed earth block and mortars with meta-kaolin and lime additions
Eires, R.; Jalali, S., University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal - Earth building information network
Beuchel, E.; Brauch, D., Lehmbau Blankenhain, Germany - Earth construction in Nigeria: Challenges and prospects
Shittu, T., University of Plymouth, UK - Current status and growth strategy for Korean earth construction
Heyzoo, H.; Minchol, C.; Taehoon, K., Mokpo Nat. Univ.; CLAYMAX CO Ltd Seoul, South Korea - Development and perspectives for earth building in Estonia
Miljan, J.; Miljan, R., Estonian University of Life Science, Tartu, Estonia - Raising the consciousness of modern earth building in the middle belt of Nigeria
Angbashim, B.J., Rockville Constr. Ltd., Kar-Abuja, Nigeria - Traditional earth building techniques in modern architecture - the example of “School handmade in Bangladesh”
Roswag, E.; Ziegert, C., ZRS Arch. Ing. Berlin, Germany - Restoring the earthen city walls of Kano: challenges and prospects
Usman, Y.A., Nat. Comm. for Museums and Monuments, Lagos, Nigeria - The repair of traditional earthen architecture in Southern Morocco
Fahnert, M.; Ait el Caid, M., Lehmexpress Flammersfeld, Germany/Morocco - Earth Architecture
Rael, R., USA - Rehabilitation of Bahareque walls in Zulia, Venezuela
Henneberg de Leon, A.M., University of Zulia, Venezuela - Formed out of earth – New rammed earth projects in Potsdam
Schmidt, A.; Geisler, K.; Depta, J.; Dressler, W., LehmBauWerk, Berlin, Germany - A manual for the conservation and re-qualification of historical earthen town centres in Sardinia
Achenza, M., University of Cagliari, Italy - Nicolai Lvov and his school of earth construction in Tjuchili, near Moscow (1799-1803)
Cellauro, L.; Richaud, G., Freischaffender Historiker, Saint-Fons, France - Traditional earth constructions and cordwood masonry in North-Eastern Poland
Szewczyk, J., TU Bialystok, Poland - The development and spread of historic rammed earth technique
Jaquin, P.; Augarde, C., Durham University, UK
Trade Fair Forum
This year for the first time, certain practical or practice-related topics will be presented in the form of a Trade Fair Forum:
- Experiencing and designing spaces
Derksen, N., Bunte Kuh e.V. Hamburg, Germany - The haptic qualities of clay plaster
Beuchel, E., Lehmbau Blankenhain, Germany - The development of the “Earth Village and Earth Labyrinth" recreational building playground in the Britzer Garden in Berlin as a model for a modern recreational park
Warzecha, R., Interglotz-Visionen Berlin, Germany
Amendments are possible.