Building without Borders
Sustainable Construction for the Global Village
Published on 1. February 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
253 pages
978-0-86571-481-6 (ISBN)
Description
'Building Without Borders' describes pioneering efforts to create sustainable shelter for billions currently under-housed. It surveys projects around the world that are housing the homeless without destroying natural habitats to do so, by drawing upon local traditions such as bamboo, straw bale and earthen construction. Highly illustrated and popular in style, it includes case studies, technical information, and the latest thinking on truly sustainable construction, and advocates education and training as the means to empower local peoples to create houses for themselves.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Gabriola Island
United States
Illustrations
b/w photos
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 205 mm
Weight
582 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86571-481-6 (9780865714816)
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Person
Joseph F Kennedy co-founded Builders Without Borders, an international consortium of natural builders and architects serving homeless and under-housed populations. He teaches ecological design and natural building at New College of California, and co-edited The Art of Natural Building.
Content
Preface; Foreword by Judy Knox; Introduction; Shelter and Sustainable Development; Speaking the Vernacular: Mud versus Money in Africa, Asia, and the US Southwest; Sustainable Building As Appropriate Technology; Down to Earth Technology Transfer; Tell, Show, Do: Teacher Training Programs for Tomorrow's Housing Solutions; Sustainable Settlements: Rethinking Encampments for Refugees and Displaced Populations; A Critical Overview of Sustainable Building Techniques; Glossary; Index.