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Natural Swimming Pools: A Guide for Building by Michael Littlewood Publisher Comments If you wish to swim in clear, soft water and have a beautiful garden feature all year round, you will need this book to create your own paradise. For anyone who has had some experience of building work and is keen to build their own natural swimming... (read more) Your price: $46.95 New - Hardcover 
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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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The Barefoot Architect by Johan Van Lengen Synopsis A former U.N. worker and prominent architect clearly explains every aspect of taking a greener approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates--including design, materials, and implementation. Hundreds of explanatory drawings by van Lengen allow... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Off the Grid: Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America by Nick Rosen Publisher Comments Inside the subculture of off-grid living Written by a leading authority on living off the grid, this is a fascinating and timely look at one of the fastest growing movements in America. In researching the stories that would become Off the Grid, Nick... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - 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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Sustainable Construction : 09 Leed Update ((Rev)08 Edition) by Charles J. Kibert Publisher Comments Introduction to high-performance green building delivery systems The green building movement has come a long way in a short time. Responding to this exponential growth, with its attendant technological as well as aesthetic developments, Sustainable... (read more) List Price $85.00 Your price: $78.20 New - Hardcover
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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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Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties: And How to Make Them by D C Beard Synopsis Nineteenth-century building advice that is eminently practical in the twenty-first century.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Adobe: Build It Yourself by Paul Mchenry Publisher Comments This book explores the depths of adobe and enables the reader to build their own home intelligently and realistically. With an emphasis on adobe construction, McHenry discusses the planning of every aspect of one's home from the financing to the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Green Homes: New Ideas for Sustainable Living by Sergi Costa Duran Publisher Comments Green Homes presents the latest innovations in sustainable architecture in design. After an introductory interview with an international specialist in green building, the book features 35 projects, including houses, apartments, offices, sports... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $9.74 Sale - Hardcover
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Green Building (13 Edition) by Kruger Publisher Comments GREEN BUILDING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION provides a current, comprehensive guide to this exciting, emerging field. From core concepts to innovative applications of cutting-edge technology and the latest industry trends, this... (read more) List Price $99.95 Your price: $92.00 New - Hardcover
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The New Green Home Solutions by Dave Bonta Publisher Comments Green living begins at home, and New Green Home Solutions tells you how. Most of the energy-derived pollution we produce comes as a direct result of our homes - how we heat them, how we cool them, how we keep them well-lit and full of things that make... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Log Homes Made Easy: Contracting and Building Your Own Log Home by Jim Cooper Synopsis The revised and updated edition of this best-selling guide outlines what every owner-contractor needs to know before beginning a dream log home.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Treehouses in Paradise: Fantasy Designs for the 21st Century by David Greenberg Publisher Comments Floor plans, computer-generated renderings, elevation plans, and scale models appear with the wildly creative designs, along with descriptive essays by the architects, bringing these high-tech, low-cost structures to life, and giving readers a look into... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.75 Sale - Hardcover
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The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options by Daniel D Chiras Publisher Comments For anyone interested in building for a sustainable future, Chiras provides a wealth of up-to-date and practical information on green building techniques, materials, products and cutting-edge technologies.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Adobe Conservation by Staff Cornerstones Staff Publisher Comments This richly illustrated guide is acknowledged as the best source for expert, field-tested information on the care and maintenance of historic adobe buildings--from small vernacular structures to the great Spanish Colonial missions. As a true how-to... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Green Roof Manual: A Professional Guide to Design, Installation, and Maintenance by Edmund C. Snodgrass Publisher Comments Green roofs — the ultimate in sustainable building practices — continue to generate enormous interest and enthusiasm among architects, landscape designers, and urban planners. Increasingly strict stormwater regulations and the appeal of LEED-related... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Integral Sustainable Design: Transformative Perspectives by Mark Dekay Publisher Comments This book offers practical and theoretical tools for more effective sustainable design solutions and for communicating sustainable design ideas to today's diverse stakeholders. It uses integral theory to make sense of the many competing ideas in this... (read more) Your price: $58.75 New - Trade Paper
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Off the Grid: Modern Homes and Alternative Energy by Lori Ryker Publisher Comments Off the Grid confronts the ecological and cultural problems associated with the way we get and use energy, and explains how it is possible to live in a beautifully designed home using much less--no matter where your home is located.... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $13.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Green Building A to Z: Understanding the Language of Green Building by Jerry Yudelson Publisher Comments Green building is the fastest-growing trend to hit since the Internet, bringing with it an enormous range of new products, systems, and technologies. Green Building A to Zis an informative, technically accurate, and highly visual guide to green building,... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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