Isbn: 9780936070421 - The Barefoot Architect: A Handbook for Green Building (38 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a greener approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endeavor, includingdesign (siting, orientation, climate consideration), materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and implementation. The author emphasizes throughout the book what is inexpensive and sustainable. Included are sections discussing urban planning, small-scale energy production, cleaning and storing drinking water, and dealing with septic waste, and all information is applied to three distinct tropical regions: humid areas, temporate areas, and desert climates. Hundreds of explanatory drawings by van Lengen allow even novice builders to get started. …

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a greener approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endeavor, includingdesign (siting, orientation, climate consideration), materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and implementation. The author emphasizes throughout the book what is inexpensive and sustainable. Included are sections discussing urban planning, small-scale energy production, cleaning and storing drinking water, and dealing with septic waste, and all information is applied to three distinct tropical regions: humid areas, temporate areas, and desert climates. Hundreds of explanatory drawings by van Lengen allow even novice builders to get started. …

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Barefoot Architect is a book dedicated to helping economically-challenged tropical builders learn how to provide shelter, clean water, electrical energy, and sanitation by using indigenous, low-cost, sustainable building materials.The Barefoot Architect is author Johan van Lengen's gift to the under-priveleged, ill-housed of the tropical world. As a former UN worker and successful architect, van Lengen saw the need for a book explaining in simple language, well-illustrated with lucid graphics, the process of building housing and providing a healthful environment. The theme of the book is that it is always best to search for the simplest solution with what one has on hand. The Barefoot Architect is a book dedicated to helping economically-challenged tropical builders learn how to provide shelter, clean water, electrical energy, and sanitation by using indigenous, low-cost, sustainable building materials. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Trade Paperback. Condition: New. A former U.N. worker and prominent architect clearly explains every aspect of taking a greener approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates--including design, materials, and implementation. Hundreds of explanatory drawings by van Lengen allow even novice builders to get started.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 720 pages. Take a greener approach to building with this informative, easy-to-follow han dbook?more than 200,000 copies sold internationally!Whether you?re a DIY builder or simply want to understand construction to better communicate with your contractor, Johan van Lengen can help. As a former United Nations worker a nd prominent architect, Johan has seen, firsthand, the need for a green approach to housing. This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endea vor, including design, materials, and implementation.Discover the many op tions and important decisions you can make?such as siting and climate consider ations?that are inexpensive, sustainable, and could save you thousands of doll ars while helping the environment. Included are sections about urban planning, s mall-scale energy production, cleaning and storing drinking water, dealing with septic waste, and more. Plus, all the information is applied to three distinct r egions: humid areas, temperate areas, and desert climates. Hundreds of instructi onal drawings allow even novice builders to get started with ease.Inside you?ll find: * Bio-architecture, basic design, and site planning for hu mid and dry climates * Material tips about adobe, rammed earth, bamboo, plas ter, wood, concrete, and ferro-cement * Information on foundations, roofs, f loors, walls, doors, windows, and eco-techniques * Introductions to solar he ating, water-powered electricity, water purification, composting toilets, and mo reThe Barefoot Architect is a perfect book for these times of increased w orldwide concern for the environment and for those who desire to build eco-consc ious dwellings by utilizing natural resources.…

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