Berming

As you head out into the rural parts of the world, there are other types of physical barriers we can use, such as impediments to vehicular traffic, or berming, which is precisely what our strategy is. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Mark inspected the slapdash berming without comment, then aligned the capsules with the access tunnel he'd brought. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Insulation, structural berming and north/south orientation for maximum efficiency make plain common sense and smaller structures require less energy. ❋ Lindsay Stewart (2009)

Iraqi officials want the berming to be in place in time for Ramadan, which is about to begin. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Other officials, however, have described it informally as "the berming of Baghdad." ❋ Unknown (2007)

Consider berming your house into the hillside, i.e., dig out a foundation and use the soil on the north or west side to serve as insulation. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Technologies used in the building would include geothermal heat pumps, rainwater harvesting, earth berming and solar glazing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Regarding the article (TNT, 7-28) about Sound Transit berming its way through Tacoma's Dome District: It's tricky enough to put a train through what's slated to be an urban neighborhood, but to bring in tons of fill dirt only exacerbates the division of the area. ❋ LYNN DI NINO; Tacoma (2009)

So that's 7 or 800 kilometers of berming that we've done. ❋ Unknown (2008)