adobe brick homes: Rustic Or Another Way To Describe Burnt Adobe Turning Into Dust? - 04/19/10 11:54 PM
Tucson, in Pima County Arizona, has about 15% of all the burnt adobe homes built in the US from the 1960s through the 80s.
Basically, burnt adobe homes are bricks made out of mud that are much thicker and larger than typical bricks.  The concept behind building with adobe is that adobe walls have enough thermal mass to absorb heat during the day and release it at night thus keeping the home at a fairly stable temperature year round.
(Photo fron Photovault.com.)
Older adobe homes are typically reddish in color while the ones made in the 80s are more of a … (10 comments)

 
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