In order to promote the popularity and competent use of earth as a building material, the Dachverband Lehm has published a number of different publications for a range of potential users. DVL publications can be ordered directly from the DVL:

» Lehmbau Regeln (German only)
» Building with earth: Consumer Information
» LEHM 2008 conference proceedings
» LEHM 2004 conference proceedings
» Zukunft Lehmbau 2002 conference proceedings
» Historic training films - building with earth

Building with Earth: Consumer information

What are the advantages of building with earth? What earthen building materials are available? How is earth used in building? What does it cost to build with earth? The consumer information answers these and other questions and provides a competent and understandable general introduction to building with clay and earth. Available in English and German.

Published by : Dachverband Lehm e.V., Broschure, 36 pages with illustrations, July 2004

Price € 5.00 + P&P, for 10+ copies € 4.00 + P&P
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LEHM 2008: Conference proceedings

The conference proceedings were published on the occasion of the 5th international conference on building with earth in Leipzig. The book contains all papers and posters presented at the conference in both English and German languages. Central topics include earth building norms and regulations, education and training in earth building, current research into building with earth, information networks in earth building, current problems in earthen building practice and new projects and exemplary conversions.

Published by: Dachverband Lehm e.V., 288 pages with illustrations
ISBN 978-3-00-025956-2, October 2008, German and English

Price € 50,00
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LEHM 2004: Conference proceedings

The conference proceedings were published on the occasion of the 4th international conference on building with earth in Leipzig. The book contains all papers and posters presented at the conference in both English and German languages. Central topics include UNESCO world heritage, earth in building conservation, new projects and reducing the seismic vulnerability of earthen buildings.

Published by : Dachverband Lehm e.V., ISBN 3 00 014864 7, 324 pages with illustrations, October 2004, German and English.

Price € 35.00 + P&P
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Zukunft Lehmbau 2002

The conference proceedings of the annual DVL conference in Weimar 2002, also the 10th anniversary of the Dachverband Lehm. The reader contains articles on the state of building with earth in Germany, international perspectives, vocational training and contemporary practice. Out of print but still available on CD.

Published by : Dachverband Lehm e.V., CD, 150 pages with illustrations, September 2002, German and English language

Price € 10.00 + P&P (on CD)

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Historical training films - building with earth

The teaching films for building with earth discovered in the German Federal Film Archives were produced by the DEFA at the beginning of the fifties and have been edited and revised by the DVL. The series of short films focus on adobe brick building, rammed earth, light earth techniques and rendering, and structural considerations. The films currently have no sound.

Currently only available for rental: A copy of the training films can be rented for non-commercial purposes.

Rental fee € 15.00 / week + P&P

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