Rammed earth trombe wall

DesignBuildBluff is a community of students, from the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Utah, that gather in Bluff, Utah for the Spring semester. A house is designed and built by this group of young aspiring architects for a family on the Navajo Reservation in the Four Corners area of Southwestern United States. Image File history File links Rammed_earth. ... Image File history File links Rammed_earth. ... Rammed Earth is an old building material that has seen a revival in recent years as people seek low-impact building materials and natural building methods. ... A Trombe wall is a sun-facing wall built from material that can act as a thermal mass such as stone, concrete, adobe or water tanks combined with an air space, insulated glazing and vents to form a large solar thermal collector. ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... Characteristic scenery of Bluff, Utah Bluff is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, Utah, United States. ... An architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... The Navajo Nation (Dineé in Navajo language) is a Native American sovereignty. ... Four Corners may refer to one of the following: Four Corners, a region of the United States the Four Corners Monument at that location Four Corners, a point in Canada Four Corners, an Australian news program Four Corners, a movie by James Benning four corners offense, a style of basketball... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ...

External Links

• CA+P at the University of Utah
• designbuildbluff website
• progress of current project