THIS MANUAL DOESN'T JUST TALK ABOUT ECO-FRIENDLY BUILDING TECHNIQUES, BUT ACTUALLY SHOWS EVERY STEP. MORE THAN 1,200 CLOSE-UP PHOTOGRAPHS, ALONG WITH IN-DEPTH DESCRIPTIONS, FOLLOW THE REAL CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALTERNATIVE HOUSE FROM SITE SELECTION TO THE FINAL-TOUCH INTERIOR DETAILS. THE AUTHORS PROVIDE DISCUSSIONS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF CONSTRUCTION; EARTH-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES TO CONVENTIONAL APPROACHES AND MATERIALS; PLANS FOR A HOME THAT IS COMFORTABLE, BEAUTIFUL, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE; AND A PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF A HOUSE IN CONSTRUCTION USING ALTERNATIVE METHODS. THE IMAGES SHOW EVERY MOVE HOW THE SITE IS CLEARED, THE BASIC STRUCTURE PUT TOGETHER, THE COB WALL SCULPTED, THE BALES AND CORDWOOD STACKED, A LIVING ROOF CREATED. MOST IMPORTANT, THE MANUAL CONVEYS THE REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES AND PROCESSES, AND OFFERS DOZENS OF SIDEBARS WITH INVALUABLE ADVICE
ISBN Number | 9781579905323 |
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Author/s | SNELL C |
Format | Book |
Edition | 1ST - 2006 |
Publisher | LARK BOOKS |
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