Book

Snell, Clarke.

Building green : a complete how-to guide to alternative building methods : earth plaster, straw bale, cordwood, cob, living roofs / Clarke Snell & Tim Callahan.

Rev. 2nd ed.

New York : Lark Crafts, ©2009.

615 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

"An alternative, or green, home is built with an understanding of how the specific site can match the needs of the owners and result in a dwelling that is attractive and environmentally responsible. With lively and detailed writing, plus more than 1,200 how-to photos, this bestselling book takes you through the construction of a small building that incorporates a wide spectrum of alternative techniques and materials. Now available in a new edition, you'll find a revised introduction that places the book within the context of the green building field, touches upon its success, and provides a link to extensive onine resources collected and updated by the authors. Here is the perfect guide to creating your own thoughtfully planned and designed green home"--Page 4 of cover.

Ecological houses.

Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.

Callahan, Tim, 1954-

"Fully revised introduction"--Cover.

Includes index.

BASICS -- Why green building? -- Building fundamentals -- Alternative building strategies -- Design -- STRUCTURE -- Siting -- Site work -- Structure -- TEMPERATURE -- Cob and other earth mixes -- Cordwood -- Straw bale -- Modified stick-frame -- SEPARATION -- Covering the walls -- Covering the roof -- Covering the floor -- CONNECTION -- Creating a connection: inside, outside, transitions, and systems -- The completed cottage -- Epilogue : Your green building.

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