
Building Green, New Edition
A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods Earth Plaster * Straw Bale * Cordwood * Cob * Living Roofs
Lark Books,U.S. (Publisher)
Published on 1. August 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
616 pages
978-1-60059-534-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is an updated version of the best-selling and highly regarded reference to sustainable construction. It reveals how to create a country cottage using four methods: straw bale, cob, cordwood and modified stick-frame. It features more than 1,200 step-by-step photographs. It is printed on recycled paper with agri-based inks. It's refreshed with a completely revised introduction and extensive online resource tie-ins. Plus, it's now printed on recycled paper with agri-based inks, so it's greener than ever! With more than 1,200 step-by-step photographs that follow the actual erection of an alternative building, from site selection to final-touch interior details. Snell and Callahan create a lovely country cottage using four methods: straw bale, cob, cordwood and modified stick-frame. Along with sidebars throughout, there's a thorough discussion of the fundamentals of building construction, alternative approaches and designing a beautiful yet environmentally responsible home. "Building Green" was the first book of its kind and it remains head and shoulder above other titles in this field.
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Asheville
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-60059-534-9 (9781600595349)
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Previous edition

Book
01/2006
Lark Books,U.S.
€44.74
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Persons
Clarke Snell has decades of experience in green building, sustainability and low impact living. He is also the author of The Good House Book 9781579902810. Tim Callahan has over 30 years of experience in a broad range of design and building projects.