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  1  concrete ledger capping wall
  2  reinforced rammed earth cavity wall
  3  wood framed casement window
  4  planted roof
  5  ecosourced 100 mm (4'') rigid insulation
  6  hidden steel lintel
  7  triple-glazed thermal glass
  8  reinforced concrete foundation wall

    These walls can be reinforced with steel and embedded with a core of insulation.  The walls vary in thickness, according to their heights and loadings, from 300 mm to 800 mm (12" to 32") with a 100 mm (4") insulation cavity.  Conceptually they are similar to unreinforced load-bearing masonry cavity walls.

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