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Selected Books
The Art of Natural Building: Design, Construction, Resources
From straw bale and cob, to recycled concrete and salvaged materials, this anthology of articles from leaders in the field focuses on both the practical and the esthetic concerns of ecological building designs and techniques. Even includes a Hybrid Hobbit House!
From straw bale and cob, to recycled concrete and salvaged materials, this anthology of articles from leaders in the field focuses on both the practical and the esthetic concerns of ecological building designs and techniques. Even includes a Hybrid Hobbit House!
Evans, Ianto, Michael G. Smith and Linda Smiley
The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage
TH4818.A3 E93 2002
Cob, a structural composite of earth, water, straw, clay, and sand, has been used for centuries, in virtually all parts of the world, to create homes ranging from mud huts in Africa to lavish adobe haciendas in Latin America.
The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage
TH4818.A3 E93 2002
Cob, a structural composite of earth, water, straw, clay, and sand, has been used for centuries, in virtually all parts of the world, to create homes ranging from mud huts in Africa to lavish adobe haciendas in Latin America.
Johnston, David & Scott Gibson
Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction: A Builder's Guide
TH880.J638 2008
Johnston, author of Green Remodeling and a leader in the green building movement, has teamed up with editor Scott Gibson from Fine Homebuilding magazine to offer this new guide to sustainable home building.
Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction: A Builder's Guide
TH880.J638 2008
Johnston, author of Green Remodeling and a leader in the green building movement, has teamed up with editor Scott Gibson from Fine Homebuilding magazine to offer this new guide to sustainable home building.
McClintock, Michael
Alternative Housebuilding
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Build a home using logs, adobe, stone, cordwood, rammed earth, or earth-sheltered methods for less money and lower energy costs.
Alternative Housebuilding
q TH4812 .M2374 1989
Build a home using logs, adobe, stone, cordwood, rammed earth, or earth-sheltered methods for less money and lower energy costs.
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Building Green
(DVD) TH4860.B853 2008x
Kevin Contreras explores green home building techniques including: the foundation; framing and roofing; straw bales; doors and windows; exterior finishes; interior finishes; floors and closets; lighting; water systems; landscaping; and interior design.
(DVD) TH4860.B853 2008x
Kevin Contreras explores green home building techniques including: the foundation; framing and roofing; straw bales; doors and windows; exterior finishes; interior finishes; floors and closets; lighting; water systems; landscaping; and interior design.
Design E2: The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious
(DVD) NA2542.36.D4725 2006x
A six-part series that travels to various locations in the U.S. and around the world to examine implications of eco-friendly building design. Introduces the viewer to individuals in the vanguard of sustainable architecture. Discusses technologies that have the potential to make the world's cities greener places. The first season includes
(DVD) NA2542.36.D4725 2006x
A six-part series that travels to various locations in the U.S. and around the world to examine implications of eco-friendly building design. Introduces the viewer to individuals in the vanguard of sustainable architecture. Discusses technologies that have the potential to make the world's cities greener places. The first season includes
E˛ design. Season two: The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious
(DVD) NA2542.36.D4726 2007x
This second 6-part season includes the Druk White Lotus School, Ladakh; Greening the federal government; Bogotá: building a sustainable city; Affordable green housing; Adaptive reuse in the Netherlands; and Architecture 2030.
(DVD) NA2542.36.D4726 2007x
This second 6-part season includes the Druk White Lotus School, Ladakh; Greening the federal government; Bogotá: building a sustainable city; Affordable green housing; Adaptive reuse in the Netherlands; and Architecture 2030.
Web Sites
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Free Green
Free Green offers free energy-efficient healthy house plans. -
Sierra Club Green Home
A site to help Americans make their homes more energy efficient, environmentally sustainable and healthy, and connect them with Providers that can help them achieve their goals. -
ToolBase Services
ToolBase Services is the housing industry's resource for technical information on building products, materials, new technologies, business management, and housing systems. The NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) Research Center provides the services, with funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
