Building Green: A Complete How-to Guide to Alternative Building Methods - Softcover

Snell, Clarke; Callahan, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1579905323 ISBN 13: 9781579905323

Publisher: Lark Books,U.S., 2006

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

Clarke Snell is an expert in the field of green building and self-sufficiency. Author of The Good House Book (Lark, 2004), he lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina with his wife in a partially-bermed, passive-solar house in a small intentional community they helped create.

Tim Callahan is a practicing general contractor. An experienced timber-frame builder, Tim is currently focused on residential projects of unique character.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lark Books,U.S.
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579905323
• ISBN 13: 9781579905323
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 616