D
D
d
SUMMARY
2
1. Introduction on CSEB
2. Basic data on CSEB
3. Comparison with other materials
INTRODUCTION
CSEB are a mix of soil, sand, a stabilizer (often 5% of cement), and water.
They are compressed in a press (manual or motorised) and cured during 28 days.
The term block is used to differentiate from brick which is usually fired.
CSEB has been a major tool for the renaissance of earth architecture worldwide.
It is today the earth technology which is used the most worldwide and in Auroville.
The Auroville Earth Institute became one of the world leader for the research and
development of CSEB technology.
6
Many manual or motorised presses have been researched and developed worldwide.
Cinvara
m
Auram 240
Unata
The Auram press 3000 can produce about 75 blocks with 17 moulds.
Elson block
Master
Auram 3000
Terrablock
Terstara
m
Hydrafor
m
MANUAL PROCESS
8
: 5 to 7.5 MPa
: 3 to 4 MPa
Carbon emission
: 51.53 Kg (CO2)/ m3
: 12 hours
COST EFFECTIVE
COST EFFECTIVE
11
12
CSEB are generally cheaper than fired bricks.
- No plaster is needed in most of cases
- Less mortar is required
- 5% of waste against 10% for fired bricks
Cost comparison per m2 of CSEB and fired brick wall (Auroville, July 2011)
CSEB wall 24 cm thick = 861 Rs./m2 - Country fired brick wall 23 cm thick = 1076 Rs./m2
Cost in Rs./m2
The initial embodied energy of CSEB is in general less than other building materials.
572
6,12
2
Value: Pondicherry area
CSEB consume 10.7 times less energy than country fired bricks
13
Carbon dioxide emissions are in general less than other building materials.
51.5
643
Value: Pondicherry area
CSEB emit 12.5 times less carbon dioxide than fired country bricks !!!
50 tons of wood burnt for 100,000 country fired bricks !!!
Opportunity for Carbon Credits Revenue
16
Visitors Centre 1992 Hassan Fathy International Award for Architecture for the Poor
17
18
Deepanam School near Matrimandir CSEB vault 10.35 m span, 2.25 m rise
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
27
26
28
29
30
31
32
First prize
2010 Award For Urban Heritage
Al-Turath Foundation, Saudi Arabia
33
34