Synopses & Reviews
The best-selling and highly regarded reference to sustainable construction gets an update! Itand#8217;s refreshed with a completely revised introduction, a bright new cover, and extensive online resource tie-ins.
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This groundbreaking book doesnand#8217;t just tell you about and#8220;greenand#8221; house-building techniques: it actually shows you, with more than 1,200 step-by-step photographs that follow the actual erection of an alternative building from site selection to final-touch interior details. Readers will get a clear sense of the real world challenges as Snell and Callahan create a lovely country cottage using four methods: straw bale, cob, cordwood, and modified stick-frame.
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Along with sidebars throughout, thereand#8217;s a thorough discussion of the fundamentals of building construction, alternative approaches, and designing a beautiful yet environmentally responsible home. Building Green was the first book of its kindand#8212;and it remains heads and shoulders above other titles in this field.and#160;and#160;
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Praise for
Building Green:
"Building Green chronicles the project from start to finish, combining the gorgeous photography of an architecture coffee-table book with the detailed instructions of a building manual." andshy; and#8212;ReadyMadeand#160;"This large, generously illustrated manual is an excellent primer on owner-designed and site-inspired building." andshy; and#8212;Publishers Weeklyand#160;"The most comprehensive and reader-friendly green building book...It's great for both the green building novice and expert." andshy; and#8212;Builders Booksourceand#160;"This book is a must read for architects, builders, and all people who want to create a healthy home." andshy; and#8212;Helmut Ziehe, Founder, International Institute for Bau-Biologie and Ecology, Inc.and#160;"Well-written and understandable with wonderful illustrations." andshy; and#8212;Pliny Fisk and Gail Vittori, Co-Directors, The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems
Synopsis
The best-selling and highly regarded reference to sustainable construction gets an update It s refreshed with a completely revised introduction, a bright new cover, and extensive online resource tie-ins.
This groundbreaking book doesn t just tell you about green house-building techniques: it actually shows you, with more than 1,200 step-by-step photographs that follow the actual erection of an alternative building from site selection to final-touch interior details. Readers will get a clear sense of the real world challenges as Snell and Callahan create a lovely country cottage using four methods: straw bale, cob, cordwood, and modified stick-frame.
Along with sidebars throughout, there s a thorough discussion of the fundamentals of building construction, alternative approaches, and designing a beautiful yet environmentally responsible home. Building Green was the first book of its kind and it remains heads and shoulders above other titles in this field.
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Synopsis
The bestselling reference to sustainable construction, updated with online resource tie-ins, features more than 1,200 step-by-step photographs that follow the actual erection of an alternative building from site selection to final-touch interior details.
About the Author
CLARKE SNELL has decades of experience in green building, sustainability, and low impact living. Author of The Good House Book (Lark, 2004), he lives in the mountains of western North Carolina with his wife in a partially-bermed, passive-solar house in a small intentional community they helped create. TIM CALLAHAN is a designer, inventor, and and#147;recovering general contractorand#8221; with over 30 years of experience in a broad range of design and building projects. Together, Clarke and Tim run a design, consulting, research, and rabble-rousing network dedicated to the development of high-performance natural building systems. For more information, see their Web site at www.thinkgreenbuilding.com.