The Art of Natural Building : Design, Construction, Resources.
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TextPublisher: Gabriola Island : New Society Publishers, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (498 pages)Content type: - text
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- 9781550925609
- 690.8047
- TH4819.E27
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The original, complete, user-friendly introduction to natural building, now fully revised and updated
The popularity of natural building has grown by leaps and bounds, spurred by a grassroots desire for housing that is healthy, affordable, and environmentally responsible. While there are many books available on specific methods such as straw-bale construction, cob, or timber framing, there are few resources which introduce the reader to the entire scope of this burgeoning field.
Fully revised and updated, The Art of Natural Building is the complete and user-friendly introduction to natural building for everyone from the do-it-yourselfer to architects and designers. This collection of articles from over fifty leaders in the field is now stunningly illustrated with over two-hundred full-color photographs of natural buildings from around the world. Learn about:
The case for building with natural materials, from the perspectives of sustainability, lifestyle, and health What you need to know to plan and design your own beautiful and efficient natural home Explanations of thirty versatile materials and techniques, with resources on where to go for further information on each How these techniques are being used to address housing crises around the world.Clearly written, logically organized, and beautifully illustrated, The Art of Natural Building is the encyclopedia of natural building.
Joseph F. Kennedy is a designer, builder, writer, artist, educator, and co-founder of Builders Without Borders. Michael G. Smith is a respected workshop instructor, consultant, and co-author of the best-selling book The Hand-Sculpted House . Catherine Wanek is a co-founder of Builders Without Borders and author/photographer of The Hybrid House and The New Straw Bale Home .
Front Cover -- Praise -- Title Page -- Rights Page -- Contents -- Foreword to the First Edition -- Foreword to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: An Open Door -- Part One: The Context for Natural Building -- Chapter 1: The Case for Natural Building -- Chapter 2: Natural Building: A Global Tradition -- Chapter 3: The Importance of Housing Ourselves -- Chapter 4: Natural Building and Social Justice -- Chapter 5: Sustainability and Building Codes -- Chapter 6: Can My Natural Home Get a LEED Rating? -- Chapter 7: Life-Cycle Cost and Value of Four Homes -- Chapter 8: In Defense of Craft -- Part Two: Design and Planning -- Chapter 9: Designing for Vitality -- Chapter 10: The Healthy House -- Chapter 11: Eighteen Design Principles to Make Square Feet Work Harder -- Chapter 12: Designing with the Sun -- Chapter 13: Natural Building for Cold Climates -- Chapter 14: Hybrid Homes: Combining Natural Materials for Energy Efficiency -- Chapter 15: Remodeling With Natural Materials -- Chapter 16: Siting a Natural Building -- Chapter 17: The Permaculture House -- Chapter 18: Complementary Systems for Energy-Efficient Homes -- Chapter 19: Regenerative Building: An Ecological Approach -- Chapter 20: Building the Natural Village: A Strategy for Repairing Cities -- Part Three: Natural Building Materials and Techniques -- Chapter 21: Natural Building Materials: An Overview -- Chapter 22: Foundations for Natural Buildings -- Chapter 23: Stone Masonry -- Chapter 24: Adobe Building -- Chapter 25: A Brief History of Cob Building -- Chapter 26: Rammed Earth: From Pisé to PISE -- Chapter 27: Compressed Earth Blocks -- Chapter 28: Building with Earthbags -- Color Section -- Chapter 29: Digging in for Comfort -- Chapter 30: Cordwood Masonry: An Overview -- Chapter 31: Straw Bale Building: Lessons Learned -- Chapter 32: Building with Hemp.
Chapter 33: Light-Clay: An Introduction to German Clay Building Techniques -- Chapter 34: Wattle and Daub -- Chapter 35: The Evolution of Timber Framing -- Chapter 36: The Art of Timber Framing -- Chapter 37: Small-Diameter Roundwood: An Underused Building Material -- Chapter 38: Bamboo Construction -- Chapter 39: Waste Not, Want Not: Building with Trash -- Chapter 40: Earthships: An Ecocentric Model -- Chapter 41: Papercrete: Homes from Waste Paper -- Chapter 42: Roofs for Natural Building -- Chapter 43: Green Roofs with Sod, Turf or Straw -- Chapter 44: Thatching Comes to America -- Chapter 45: Natural Insulation -- Chapter 46: Rice Hulls for Insulation -- Chapter 47: Earthen Floors -- Chapter 48: Earth Plasters and Alis -- Chapter 49: Working with Lime -- Chapter 50: Natural Paints and Finishes -- Part Four: Building the Global Village -- Chapter 51: Shelter and Sustainable Development -- Chapter 52: Sustainable Building as Appropriate Technology -- Chapter 53: Woodless Construction in the Sahel -- Chapter 54: Straw Bales in China: Housing for the People -- Chapter 55: Improving Vernacular Housing in Western China -- Chapter 56: PAKSBAB: Seismically Safe Straw Bale Buildings in Pakistan -- Chapter 57: Earthen Building Comes to Thailand -- Chapter 58: Natural Building Thrives in Argentina -- Chapter 59: Builders Without Borders -- Chapter 60: Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities -- Chapter 61: Tlholego Village - A Sustainable Community in South Africa -- Chapter 62: Building with Earth in Auroville -- Chapter 63: Friland: Affordable Housing in Community -- Chapter 64: Evolving a Village Vernacular in Missouri -- Index.
The original, complete, user-friendly introduction to natural building, now fully revised and updated.
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