Sustainable Mediterranean Construction

Sustainable Mediterranean Construction

A POSSIBLE INNOVATION IN THE TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING OF THE GALEB BRICK IN SOUTHERN TUNISIA

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Fouad Ben Ali, Fabio Iucolano, Daniela Piscopo, Barbara Liguori, Marina Fumo, Domenico Caputo

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Tunisia, especially its southern oasis, includes some of the most important richness of the architectural and environmental heritage in the Mediterranean area.
The “oasis cities” are, generally, located in a desert environment characterized by a beautiful natural landscape but also by aggressive climate conditions: extreme temperatures, severe drought and strong sandstorms blowing from various directions [1,2]. Vernacular architecture, that has its origins in nature, represents a result of human creative genius [3], using local natural resources for surviving in this extreme surrounding.
In these cities, the oasis is commonly used as a first protection against the harsh weather. It creates a specific microclimate reinforced by a particular urban typology which helps to reduce wind force and providing shades for reducing the aggressiveness of the high summer heat. This urban typology is characterized, especially, by a compact urban tissue, narrow and curvilinear streets covered in some parts creating shadow areas, and traditional homes with inner courts and introverted rooms creating a specific bioclimatic effect withstanding the harsh external desert climate [4].
Kebili, Touzeur and Nefta represent emblematic examples of “oasis cities”, which are characterized by a peculiar architecture based on the use of local building processes and construction materials.
The galeb of Kebili, as well as the galeb of Touzeur, and the palm wood represent some of the typical local construction materials used in the oasis cities of southern Tunisia.
Tha Galeb of Kebili is a sun-dried, unfired brick (size, about 15x15x30 cm) obtained by mixing: (1) water; (2) Sahara sand fired using palm wood waste as fuel; (3) resulting palm wood ash. The typical steps of the traditional production process are shown in Figure 1. The Sahara sand used in the […]

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SMC N.01 2014

SMC MAGAZINE N. ONE/2014

001_ COVER

003_VIEW Constructing for the De-Growth in the Mediterranean Region
Dora Francese

005_INDEX

006_BOARDS AND INFORMATION

FOCUS ON RAMMED EARTH

007_ Earth Architecture in Sardinia. Identity and Design
Antonello Sanna

012_ Mechanical Characterization of Some Roman Adobe Masonries at the Archaeological Site of Suasa
Stefano Lenci, Enrico Quagliarini

018_Mud Brick Architecture and the Case of Korestia Villages in Greece
Nafsika Exintaveloni, Athanassios Balasas, Fani Vavili

023_Earth Architecture in North of Portugal – Case Study From Vernacular to Contemporary
Paulo Mendonça

029_The Walls of Buildings in the Rural Area of Molise. A Bioclimatic Subsystem between Limestone, Brick and Raw Earth
Gigliola Ausiello, Domenico Fornaro

034_Recovering the Mediterranean Cultural Landscape with Rammed Earth
Dora Francese

040_A Possible Innovation in the Traditional Manufacturing of the Galeb Brick in Southern Tunisia
Fouad Ben Ali, Fabio Iucolano, Barbara Liguori, Domenico Caputo, Daniela Piscopo, Marina Fumo

044_Architecture of Earth and Shade
Flaviano Maria Lorusso

050 _ReHAb: a Project for Participative Retrofitting with Earth and Local Materials
Grégoire Paccoud, Roberto Pennacchio

055_Sustainable Development and New “Ancient Opportunities”: the Raw Earth
Maria Cristina Forlani, Luciana Mastrolonardo

063_Environmental Assessment of Products in Raw Earth
Patrizia Milano

070_The Earthen Architecture and Standard Requirements
Paola De Joanna

075_The Stabilization and the Thermal Resistance of the Rammed Earth
Luca Buoninconti

080_Adobe Bricks as a Structural Material. Perspective Applications to Vault
Maurizio Angelillo, Antonio Fortunato

STUDIES AND RESEARCHES

086_Saint Mary’s Abbey and Saint Filadelfo’s Church (Italy). The Mediterranean Architecture
Màrcia Regina Escorteganha, Marina Fumo, Jacqueline Bayon, Essaid Bilal, Franciele Laner

090_Magna Grecia and Mediterraneo. The settlement of Akropolis
Rosa Maria Giusto

096_A Building Technique for Realization of Opening Bearing Walls of Salento
Fabrizio Leccisi, Paola Francesca Nisticò

100_Smart Heritage as Regeneration of Historic Mediterranean Cities
Starlight Vattano

105_City Mood. About (Cultural) State of the City Space
Marina Mihaila

108_Instruments for the Calculation of Energy Performance in Historical Buildings
Marta Calzolari, Pietromaria Davoli

115_Modeling for Project Design: Instruments for Sustainable and Integrated Design
Giacomo Chiesa, Orio De Paoli

120_PHD RESULTS

121_LIST OF AUTHORS

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