Soil Bioengineering, Construction Type, Reference Book, Construction Material, Plants
This illustrated Construction Type Manual in 5 languages compiles 170 construction
methods describing techniques which use plants as building materials. This includes
preparations necessary before they can be planted and become effective. This is followed
by work which allows the plants alone to take over technical, ecological and aesthetic
functions. Chapter 7, which is the largest one, contains methods of stabilizing structures
by combining living with non-living materials. The sustainability of soil bioengineering
measures is safeguarded by maintenance to which a separate chapter is dedicated. The
Construction Type Manual serves to foster understanding among experts and to harmonize
European norms.