Earth to Shelter A Masterclass on the Science of Mud Buildings with Yask Kulshreshtha
Tiny Farm Friends
English - October 20, 2023 06:25 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBDesign Arts Science Nature environment biomaterials live intentionally mud nature homestead intentional living tiny farm lab earth architecture ecocommunity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
🌱 Meet Yask Kulshreshtha: Founder of Muddled Studio 🏡🔬 A scientific researcher in sustainable construction materials, Yask's PhD thesis "Building affordable, durable, and desirable earthen houses" at TU Delft, Netherlands, tackles rural Indian housing challenges: affordability, durability, and desirability. 🇳🇱🌍 Join us as we bust mud-building myths and dive into the science behind it. 🏡🧐
What You'll Learn:
🌱 Science behind mud buildings
🌱 Why mud buildings are better for your health
🌱 Innovative Solutions to develop affordable, water-resistant earthen building materials.
🌱 Explore the choice between cement and lime in sustainable construction materials and the role of stabilizers.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:40 - Background
00:04:47 - Backpacking trip through Rural India and perception of mud houses
00:07:12 - Biggest misconceptions around the Earth building
00:13:34 - Breathability of mud buildings
00:16:20 - Why choose to research mud? What is your thesis about?
00:19:14 - Cement vs Lime and Stabilizers for CSEB (Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks)
00:24:43 - Cow dung as a stabilizer and its water resistance
00:31:12 - Should you do a master's or Ph.D. in the Netherlands? What brings you back to India? 00:38:48 - Vision for the future?
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