[GSBN] Nez Roof Construction

[Van Krieken]

This "Nez Roof Construction" its known by "Latex Concrete Habitat - A Manual
on Construction of Roofs for Recovery From World Poverty", and there is a
complete manual (126 pages) by Dr. Albert Knott and Dr. George Nez,
published in Canada by Trafford Publishing Company, available for purchase
through

http://bookstore.trafford.com/Products/SKU-000162510/Latex-Concrete-Habitat.aspx

Good work

Jorge VK
Portugal



On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 8:08 PM, Bill Christensen <billc at greenbuilder.com>wrote:

>
> Forwarded message from REJEAN BEAUDIN <rejean.beaudin at gmail.com> (Not on
> GSBN list, so please include in any responses)
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>
> Dear GSBN members,
>
> I am an Architect student at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada doing
> my thesis on social housing.  As part of a class on Material Investigation I
> am researching Nez Roof Construction.
>
> To date, I have found very little information on the subject and am hoping
> someone can assist me by providing some or suggest where I might be able to
> find some.  Specifically, I am interested in its history, the process,
> examples of where it has been used,  the pros and cons, ....   photographs
> are also appreciated.
>
> http://community.webshots.com/**album/172073360wvUXdN<http://community.webshots.com/album/172073360wvUXdN>is good source of photographs but there are no descriptions of what is
> happening.
>
> Thank you for any and all assistance.
>
> Best regards,
> Réjean Beaudin
> M.Arch Student
> Dalhousie University
> School of Architecture
>
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> Bill Christensen
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