Performance of Earthen Structures
1. Energy Conservation
1977 Energy Conservation Code Applications Manual
1977 NM Solar Energy Bulletin, New Energy Conservation Code
1981 Robertson Effective UValue charts for earthen walls 7.17
1993 NM ECC Residential Applications Manual (5.23.17)
1993 NM Energy_Conservation_Code Applications Manual,Residential, Passive Solar (KurtG, 5.23.17)
2009 New Mexico Energy Conservation Code
2. Fire Resistance
1982 Fire Resistance Test, Adobe Blocks, Australia
2011 Firelab Fire Proof Ratings Test, CEB, Lawrence Jeeter
2012 Pima County fire resistance, Approved Standard for Earthen IBC Structures (fire)
Urban Earth Fire Resistance Test, U-Tube link
3. Passive Solar
1990 Ghost Ranch Solar Adobe Seminar, Mark Chalom
4. Thermal Properties; U-Values
1978 Effective U-Values study, NM Energy Institute , Bickle & van der Meer, (KH 5.23.17)
1981 Expanded Revision of Effective U-Values, Robertson
1981 Robertson Effective UValue charts for earthen walls 7.17
1984 Southwest Thermal Mass Study Tesuque Pueblo, NM research phase I
1984 Southwest Thermal Mass Study Tesuque Pueblo, NM research phase II
1986 Robertson; The Performance of Adobe and other Thermal Mass Materials in Residentiail Buildings
1993 NM ECC Residential Applications Manual (5.23.17)
2004 SW Texas Junior College, Indoor vs. Ambient Temperature-Concrete, adobe, CEB study. Morony.
2009 NEW MEXICO ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE Residential Application Manual
2016 Q.Wilson, When Thermal Mass Becomes Resistance, final, 7.17