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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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Natural Swimming Pools: Conventional Pool Conversion by Michael Littlewood Publisher Comments This book is an essential resource for landscape designers and contractors, as well as pond and pool installers. It is full of inspiring ideas and case studies for natural swimming pool conversions. It is also a great choice for pool owners that are... (read more) Your price: $22.95 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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Builders of the Pacific Coast by Lloyd Kahn Staff Pick As the founding editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications, Inc. and the former editor of the Whole Earth Catalog, Lloyd Kahn boasts a long history of stellar publications, and his latest is no exception. Builders of the Pacific Coast showcases some of the... (read more) Your price: $26.95 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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Building the Timber Frame House: The Revival of a Forgotten Craft by Tedd Benson Publisher Comments For centuries, post-and-beam construction has proved to be one of the most durable building techniques. It is being enthusiastically revived today not only for its sturdiness but because it can be easily insulated, it is attractive, and it offers the... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $14.50 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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Designing Your Natural Home: A Practical Guide by David Pearson Publisher Comments One of the pioneers of incorporating the green movement into home design, David Pearson now offers a complete guide for creating an eco-home. Informative, clear, and with factual advice, tips, and beautiful color photos, Designing Your Natural Home... (read more) List Price $27.25 Your price: $14.95 Used - 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) List Price $39.95 Your price: $27.99 Sale - Hardcover
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Building and Remodeling (Complete Idiot's Guides) by John Barrows Publisher Comments It?s easy building green! This guide helps environmentally conscious people make real-world decisions about building or remodeling a home. Readers will find information on how to save money by going green when building or remodeling, how to find the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $6.97 Sale - Trade Paper
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Building with Straw Bales: A Practical Guide for the UK and Ireland by Barbara Jones Publisher Comments This fully revised and updated edition includes new construction drawings, standard details for best-practice design, examples of off-the-peg drawings for small buildings such as summer houses and studios, and designs for affordable houses. These designs... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Straw Bale House (Real Goods Independent Living Book) by Athena Swentzell Steen Publisher Comments Imagine building a house with superior seismic stability, fire resistance, and thermal insulation, using an annually renewable resource, for half the cost of a comparable conventional home. Welcome to the straw bale house! Whether you build an entire... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time by David R Johnston Staff Pick This book is an inspired encyclopedic guide for the environmentally conscious builder, broken down into three parts "Getting Started," "Changing the World One Room at a Time," and "Everything You Need to Know (and More)." From simple "green" remodeling... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Complete Guide to Building Log Homes by Monte Burch Publisher Comments From buying land and drawing floor plans to choosing log styles and joinery, every phase of construction is covered in over 800 photos and drawings with complete how-to instructions. From the experts at Popular Science. “Whether you need to know... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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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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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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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: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery 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 $94.25 Your price: $85.00 New - Hardcover
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