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Title:
Natural
Remodelling for the Not-so-green House
Paperback:
280 pages |
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Title:
The
Art of Natural Building: Design, Construction, Resources
Paperback:
288 pages |
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Title:
Building
a Low Impact Roundhouse (Simple Living)
Paperback:
108 pages |
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Title:
Little
House on a Small Planet
Paperback
304 pages (September 1, 2006) |
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Title:
Econest:
Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries of Clay, Straw, and Timber
Paperback
128 pages (September 30, 2005) |
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Title:
Living
Homes
Publisher:
HOPS Press
(4th edition May 2001) Living Homes takes you through the planning process to design an energy and resource efficient home that won't break the bank. Author Thomas J. Elpel guides you through the nuts and bolts of construction for slipform stone masonry, tilt-up stone walls, log home construction, building with strawbales, making your own "terra tile" floors, windows & doors, solar water systems, masonry heaters, framing, plumbing, greywater, septic systems, swamp filters, painting and more! |
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Title:
Green
Building Bible
Paperback:
468 pages Solar power, ecological heating options, energy conservation, insulation, choosing eco-building products, healthy homes and how to avoid sick building syndrome, green roofing, painting and decoration, buying an eco-home, grants, waste management and water saving, sustainable garden design and management. There are also reviews on current trends and direction of the green building movement in the UK with hundreds of contacts and further reading suggestions. |
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Title:
Green
Building Bible: In Depth Technical Information and Data
Paperback:
244 pages Subjects covered in technical detail include: designing energy efficient buildings; calculating thermal insulation; heating an cooling of buildings; renewable energies; solar heating; daylighting; air tightness and sealing of buildings. The book discusses at length the technical aspects of the best systems and techniques to achieve real green and energy efficient buildings. |
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Title:
Designing
Your Natural Home: A Practical Guide
Contains ten examples of people who have built their own homes of various sizes, materials, budgets and styles including timber, cob, rammed earth, tyres, stone, straw bale and reclaimed and salvaged materials. The book is full of inspiring photographs. |
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Title:
A
Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
Hardcover
217 pages (August 17, 1978) Used
by Ted Owens of Building
With Awareness to design his home. See his book here This book enable any person to design a house by using "patterns" to solve design problems. These patterns simply state the concept, such as where to place windows, and then explain the resolution in a few paragraphs. |
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Title:
Building
with Hemp
Paperback
192 pages (October 2005) This book showcases the recent development of using hemp products in an ecologically sustainable system. The information which can be used by architects, builders, developers, interior designers and 'do it yourself' enthusiasts, is presented in plain language and includes over 300 colour photographs, illustrations and diagrams. Based on over eight years research and experiment by the author and the experience of those at the forefront of hemp building development in France. |
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Title:
Book
of Masonry Stoves
Paperback:
192 pages Masonry stoves offer good solutions to many of the problems associated with wood burning. They provide clean combustion at a high temperature, good efficiency, a high degree of safety, and little or no pollution. The book includes plans for building one style of masonry stove, with enough cut-away drawings of other stoves to give the reader many more ideas. |
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Title:
50
Dollars and Up Underground House Book
Paperback
115 pages (April 1982) Explains the whole process of designing and building an underground home, first from basic design right through to a built-in greenhouse. Mike explains why they can be warm in the winter and cool in the summer and how the architectural possibilities are enormous. |
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