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Building green : a complete how-to guide to alternative building methods : earth plaster, straw bale, cordwood, cob, living roofs /

By: Snell, Clarke.
Contributor(s): Callahan, Tim, 1954-.
Publisher: New York : Lark Books, 2005Description: 615 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1579905323 (pbk.); 9781579905323:; 9781579905323 (pbk.).Subject(s): Ecological houses | Sustainable buildings -- Design and constructionDDC classification: 690.837
Contents:
Basics. Why green building? -- Building fundamentals -- Alternative building strategies -- Design -- Structure. Siting -- Site work -- Structure -- Temperature. Cob and other earth mixes -- Cordwood -- Straw bale -- Modified stick-frame -- Separation. Covering the walls -- Covering the roof -- Covering the floor -- Connection. Creating a connection : inside, outside, transitions, and systems -- The completed cottage -- Epilogue. Your green building.
Summary: This guide to eco-friendly building techniques follows the construction of an alternative house from site selection to the final touch interior designs. The authors discuss the fundamental concepts of construction and suggest green alternatives to conventional approaches and materials.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basics. Why green building? -- Building fundamentals -- Alternative building strategies -- Design -- Structure. Siting -- Site work -- Structure -- Temperature. Cob and other earth mixes -- Cordwood -- Straw bale -- Modified stick-frame -- Separation. Covering the walls -- Covering the roof -- Covering the floor -- Connection. Creating a connection : inside, outside, transitions, and systems -- The completed cottage -- Epilogue. Your green building.

This guide to eco-friendly building techniques follows the construction of an alternative house from site selection to the final touch interior designs. The authors discuss the fundamental concepts of construction and suggest green alternatives to conventional approaches and materials.

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