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MAISON ENTERREE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pithouse 1, record 1, English, pithouse
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pit house 2, record 1, English, pit%20house
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... semi-subterranean home (i.e. a round cavity in the earth, probably roofed over with boughs, brush, mud, plaster, etc.) 1, record 1, English, - pithouse
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maison semi-souterraine
1, record 1, French, maison%20semi%2Dsouterraine
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maison à demi enterrée 2, record 1, French, maison%20%C3%A0%20demi%20enterr%C3%A9e
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Type de maison utilisée surtout anciennement et dans les temps préhistoriques. 1, record 1, French, - maison%20semi%2Dsouterraine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1983-07-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- earth-bermed house 1, record 2, English, earth%2Dbermed%20house
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- maison semi-enterrée 1, record 2, French, maison%20semi%2Denterr%C3%A9e
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- maison enterrée 1, record 2, French, maison%20enterr%C3%A9e
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les solutions architecturales pour diminuer les pertes de chaleur]. Réduction des écarts de température (...) En adossant le bâtiment à un talus, on profite de la température de la terre qui est tout l'hiver voisine de 10 ° au-delà d'un mètre de profondeur [et on protège le bâtiment contre le vent]. Signalons toutefois que sous nos climats, le bâtiment semi-enterré ou enterré risque fort de devoir être chauffé en demi-saison, plus qu'un bâtiment normal (...) 2, record 2, French, - maison%20semi%2Denterr%C3%A9e
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Contexte tiré d'un article qui traite d'architecture bioclimatique ou "passive", architecture dont les règles visent à obtenir un meilleur comportement thermique pour les bâtiments. 1, record 2, French, - maison%20semi%2Denterr%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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