Advancing the Structural Use of Earth-based Bricks Addressing Key Challenges in the East African Context.docVIP

Sustainability 2010, 2, 3561-3571; doi:10.3390/su2113561 OPEN ACCESS sustainability ISSN 2071-1050 /journal/sustainability Communication Advancing the Structural Use of Earth-based Bricks: Addressing Key Challenges in the East African Context Esther Obonyo 1,*, Derrick Tate 2, Vincent Sika 3 and Mang Tia 4 1 Rinker School of Building Construction, University of Florida, PO Box 115703, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA 2 Mechanical Engineering Department, Texas Tech University, 7th and Boston, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA; E-Mail: d.tate@ 3 Joinkit Technical Services, PO Box 102855-00101, Nairobi, Ken