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The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture
by Alanna Stang  Publisher Comments In their international survey of contemporary house design, Alanna Stang and Christopher Hawthorne herald the emergence of a new architecture: one that is as aesthetically compelling as it is environmentally friendly. Leaving behind the clunky, mud...
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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...
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Off the Grid Homes
by Lori Ryker Publisher Comments Off the Grid Homes Case Studies for Sustainable Living Lori Ryker Photographs by Audrey Hall Off the Grid Homes looks at six contemporary architectural projects that integrate alternative technologies for generating and conserving energy. Being off the...
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The Carbon-Free Home: Thirty-Six Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit
by Stephen Hren and Rebekah Hren Publisher Comments You've read the stories and watched the documentaries. So you're convinced — burning fossil fuels leads to global climate change; supplies of fossil fuels are diminishing in quantity and increasing in price. You've fretted and worried, but still go...
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Sustainable Homes: 26 Designs That Respect the Earth
by James Grays Trulove Publisher Comments Over two dozen individual houses are featured - from locations as diverse as a Canadian cove to the Arizona desert....
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Yurts: Living in the Round
by Becky Kemery Publisher Comments Yurt Yurts inspire a sacred connection between people and their environment, between living and nature, between humankind and the forces that shape the world in which we live. Yurts: Living in the Round takes you on a journey, starting with nomads in...
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Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time
by David R Johnston 
Powells.com 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...
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Small Eco-Houses
by Publisher Comments The emergence of a greater awareness of the environment, the application of more and new technical knowledge and the use of traditional construction methods, such as orientation towards the sun, are motivating a growing number of owners to have...
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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....
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Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods: Earth Plaster, Straw Bale, Cordwood, Cob, Living Roofs
by Clarke Snell Publisher Comments Clarke Snell and Timothy L. Callahan, whose popular Good House Book helped environmentally-minded readers create an earth-friendly home, have returned with a photo-packed, amazingly complete, start-to-finish guide to "green" housebuilding. This...
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Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home Into Harmony with Nature
by Carol Venolia and Kelly Lerner Publisher Comments To have a home that’s more in touch with the earth, you don’t have to start from the ground up! It’s possible—and more environmentally friendly—to go green by renovating an existing home. With the help of Carol Venolia, an...
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The Northwest Green Home Primer: Hundreds of Ideas for Building, Remodeling and Buying Green
by Kathleen O'Brien and Kathleen Smith Publisher Comments Everyone can make green home decisions on a budget with this inspiring, information-packed guide. Whether you are building, remodeling, buying, or just curious, here are real-world strategies for getting the greenest results from your budget, with...
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Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter
by Lloyd Kahn Publisher Comments Building on the enormous success of his book Shelter, Lloyd Kahn continues his odyssey of finding and exploring the most magnificent and unusual hand-built houses in existence. Among the intriguing domiciles described in Home Work are a Japanese-styles...
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Greening Your Home: Sustainable Options for Every System in Your House
by Clayton Bennett Publisher Comments Select Green Systems that Conserve Resources While Matching Your Budget and Lifestyle A vital conservation and money-saving tool, Greening Your Home shows you how to select sustainable green options for every system in your house that match your specific...
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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 takes...
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The Art of Natural Building: Design, Construction, Resources
by Joseph F Kennedy Publisher Comments The search for housing that is healthy, affordable, and environmentally responsible is leading a growing number of people to take a fresh look at building techniques long shunned by the modern construction industry. Recently, books on specific...
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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,...
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Green Building and Remodeling for Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback))
by Eric Corey Freed Publisher Comments A practical guide to the top trend in construction today Green building involves designing and constructing buildings and homes to reduce energy use, conserve water, improve indoor air quality, and reduce reliance on nonrenewable natural resources. Green...
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Stoneview: How to Build an Eco-Friendly Little Guesthouse
by Rob Roy Publisher Comments Stoneview is an octagonal, cordwood masonry timber-framed guesthouse with a living roof located in upstate New York, fully constructed and finished for just $6,000. In response to the enormous interest in this unique little home, author and builder Rob...
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A House of Straw: An Odyssey Into Natural Building
by Carolyn Roberts Synopsis Part memoir, part construction journal, this is the inspiring story of Carolyn Roberts and how she huffed and puffed and built herself a house of straw bales in the desert--a dream home for her and her sons....
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