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The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage by Ianto Evans Publisher Comments Are you ready for the Cob Cottage? This is a building method so old and so simple that it has been all but forgotten in the rush to synthetics. A cob cottage,cobb, however, might be the ultimate expression of ecological design, a structure so attuned to... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Trade Paper 
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Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates by Paul Lacinski Publisher Comments In 1994, when Chelsea Green published The Straw Bale House, the response from many people was a loud, "Huh?!" Those days are gone. With more than 100,000 copies sold, and straw bale projects underway in most regions of North America, we've entered a... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Energy: Use Less-Save More: 100 Energy-Saving Tips for the Home (Chelsea Green Guides) by Jon Clift Publisher Comments ENERGY: USE LESS--SAVE MORETHE CHELSEA GREEN GUIDES--A NEW SERIES OF POCKET-SIZED BOOKS TO HELP SAVE THE EARTH!Did you know that lowering the temperature of your thermostat by a mere 2 degrees Fahrenheit could reduce your energy bill by 10 percent? Or... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environmental Homes by Daniel D Chiras Publisher Comments Permaculture is a verbal marriage of "permanent" and "agriculture." Australian Bill Mollison pioneered its development. Key features include:use of compatible perennials;non-invasive planting techniques;emphasis on biodiversity;specifically adaptable to... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Building with Cob: A Step-By-Step Guide by Adam Weismann Publisher Comments Cob building uses a simple mixture of clay subsoil, aggregate, straw, and water to create solid structural walls, built without shuttering or forms, on a stone plinth. This ancient practice has been used throughout Britain for centuries—in fact... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Trade Paper
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Circle Houses: Yurts, Tipis and Benders (House That Jack Built) by David Pearson Publisher Comments Among nomadic peoples, round-shaped homes, echoing natural forms, have sheltered families since the dawn of recorded time. The natural world is filled with circles, but it's surprising how unusual circular houses are in industrialized society. In our... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: An Easy Household Guide (Chelsea Green Guides) by Nicky Scott Publisher Comments REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE: AN EASY HOUSEHOLD GUIDETHE CHELSEA GREEN GUIDES--A NEW SERIES OF POCKET-SIZED BOOKS TO HELP SAVE THE EARTH!Do you know what to do with your old cell phone? Where you can responsibly dispose of old medicines? What happens to the... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands Volume 2 by Brad Lancaster Publisher Comments Turn water scarcity into water abundance!Earthworks are one of the easiest, least expensive, and most effective ways of passively harvesting and conserving multiple sources of water in the soil. Associated vegetation then pumps the harvested water back... (read more) Your price: $32.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes by Athena Steen Publisher Comments While enthusiasts of straw bales praise the exceptional energy efficiency of bale buildings, and the wise use of resources involved in utilizing an agricultural byproduct as an affordable construction material, the real reason straw bales have excited... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dig Your Hands in the Dirt: A Manual for Making Art Out of Earth by Kiko Denzer Publisher Comments Turn the earth under your feet into natural, cheap, beautiful art: African-inspired murals, fanciful playground sculptures, labyrinths, sundials, sculpted benches, bird houses, & more.Complete illustrated how-to guide to mud, art, & community.Inspiring... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Complete Yurt Handbook by Paul King Publisher Comments The yurt or ger is a low-impact structure that causes no permanent damage to the land on which it is pitched. It is easy to erect and can be taken down in an hour. It is cool in summer and, with a stove, warm in winter. For centuries, people throughout... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Build Your Own Earth Oven: A Low-Cost, Wood-Fired Mud Oven, Simple Sourdough Bread, Perfect Loaves by Kiko Denzer Publisher Comments Kiko Denzer and Hannah Field, maker and baker, invite you into the artisan tradition. First, build a masonry oven out of mud. Then mix flour and water for real bread "better than anything you can buy." Total cost? Hardly more than a baking stone - and it... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Cob Builders Handbook by Becky Bee Publisher Comments Cob (an old English word for lump) is old-fashioned concrete, made out of a mixture of clay, sand, and straw. Becky Bee's manual is a friendly guide to making your own earth structure, with chapters on design, foundations, floors, windows and doors... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Trade Paper
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Design of Straw Bale Buildings: The State of the Art by Bruce King Publisher Comments For the first time, a design manual for practicing professionals, as well as teachers, is made available, drawing on the collective experience of the most senior and respected figures in the rapidly-emerging field of straw bale construction. This is the... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Trade Paper
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Water: Use Less-Save More: 100 Water-Saving Tips for the Home (Chelsea Green Guides) by Jon Clift Publisher Comments WATER: USE LESS--SAVE MORETHE CHELSEA GREEN GUIDES--A NEW SERIES OF POCKET-SIZED BOOKS TO HELP SAVE THE EARTH!Did you know that Americans now use 127 percent more water than we did in 1950? Or that about 95 percent of the water entering our homes goes... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Real Goods Independent Builder: Designing and Building a House Your Own Way (Real Goods Independent Living Book) by Sam Clark Publisher Comments This is a comprehensive manual of design and building methods for owner-builders as well as professional builders and their clients. In addition to presenting specific building techniques, the book explains the design principles and planning processes... (read more) Your price: $40.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Sun-Inspired House: Ideas and House Plans Using the Sun to Brighten and Warm Your Home by Debra Rucke Coleman Publisher Comments The Sun-Inspired? House: Ideas and House Plans Using the Sun to Brighten and Warm Your Home is a unique combination of passive solar information and house plans designed to use the sun to maximum efficiency. The information is educational while the... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Elderhouse: Planning Your Best Home Ever by Adelaide Altman Publisher Comments The Baby Boomers are moving through the culture like the snake that swallowed the elephant. We've passed through the hippie, yippie, and yuppie stages, bringing with us the lion's share of the nation's economic activity. Now we are looking at our soon-to-... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Trade Paper
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The New Solar Electric Home: The Photovoltaics How-To Handbook by Joel Davidson Publisher Comments The original Photovoltaics How-To Handbook, acclaimed as "the Best of the Books," is now revised, expanded & updated for our New Age of Photovoltaics. Condensing years of hands-on & industry experience, PV pioneers Joel Davidson & Fran Orner tell you... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Trade Paper
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A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity by Wm Coperthwaite Publisher Comments William Coperthwaite is a teacher, builder, designer, and writer who for many years has explored the possibilities of true simplicity on a homestead on the north coast of Maine. In the spirit of Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, and Helen and Scott... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Trade Paper
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