The Art of Natural Building : Design, Construction, Resources.

The original, complete, user-friendly introduction to natural building, now fully revised and updated.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wanek, Catherine
Otros Autores: Smith, Michael, Kennedy, Joseph F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gabriola Island : New Society Publishers, 2015.
Temas:
Dwellings > Design and construction > Environmental aspects.
Habitations > Construction > Aspect de l'environnement.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Praise
  • Title Page
  • Rights Page
  • Contents
  • Foreword to the First Edition
  • Foreword to the Second Edition
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: An Open Door
  • Part One: The Context for Natural Building
  • Chapter 1: The Case for Natural Building
  • Chapter 2: Natural Building: A Global Tradition
  • Chapter 3: The Importance of Housing Ourselves
  • Chapter 4: Natural Building and Social Justice
  • Chapter 5: Sustainability and Building Codes
  • Chapter 6: Can My Natural Home Get a LEED Rating?
  • Chapter 7: Life-Cycle Cost and Value of Four Homes
  • Chapter 8: In Defense of Craft
  • Part Two: Design and Planning
  • Chapter 9: Designing for Vitality
  • Chapter 10: The Healthy House
  • Chapter 11: Eighteen Design Principles to Make Square Feet Work Harder
  • Chapter 12: Designing with the Sun
  • Chapter 13: Natural Building for Cold Climates
  • Chapter 14: Hybrid Homes: Combining Natural Materials for Energy Efficiency
  • Chapter 15: Remodeling With Natural Materials
  • Chapter 16: Siting a Natural Building
  • Chapter 17: The Permaculture House
  • Chapter 18: Complementary Systems for Energy-Efficient Homes
  • Chapter 19: Regenerative Building: An Ecological Approach
  • Chapter 20: Building the Natural Village: A Strategy for Repairing Cities
  • Part Three: Natural Building Materials and Techniques
  • Chapter 21: Natural Building Materials: An Overview
  • Chapter 22: Foundations for Natural Buildings
  • Chapter 23: Stone Masonry
  • Chapter 24: Adobe Building
  • Chapter 25: A Brief History of Cob Building
  • Chapter 26: Rammed Earth: From Pisé to PISE
  • Chapter 27: Compressed Earth Blocks
  • Chapter 28: Building with Earthbags
  • Color Section
  • Chapter 29: Digging in for Comfort
  • Chapter 30: Cordwood Masonry: An Overview
  • Chapter 31: Straw Bale Building: Lessons Learned
  • Chapter 32: Building with Hemp.
  • Chapter 33: Light-Clay: An Introduction to German Clay Building Techniques
  • Chapter 34: Wattle and Daub
  • Chapter 35: The Evolution of Timber Framing
  • Chapter 36: The Art of Timber Framing
  • Chapter 37: Small-Diameter Roundwood: An Underused Building Material
  • Chapter 38: Bamboo Construction
  • Chapter 39: Waste Not, Want Not: Building with Trash
  • Chapter 40: Earthships: An Ecocentric Model
  • Chapter 41: Papercrete: Homes from Waste Paper
  • Chapter 42: Roofs for Natural Building
  • Chapter 43: Green Roofs with Sod, Turf or Straw
  • Chapter 44: Thatching Comes to America
  • Chapter 45: Natural Insulation
  • Chapter 46: Rice Hulls for Insulation
  • Chapter 47: Earthen Floors
  • Chapter 48: Earth Plasters and Alis
  • Chapter 49: Working with Lime
  • Chapter 50: Natural Paints and Finishes
  • Part Four: Building the Global Village
  • Chapter 51: Shelter and Sustainable Development
  • Chapter 52: Sustainable Building as Appropriate Technology
  • Chapter 53: Woodless Construction in the Sahel
  • Chapter 54: Straw Bales in China: Housing for the People
  • Chapter 55: Improving Vernacular Housing in Western China
  • Chapter 56: PAKSBAB: Seismically Safe Straw Bale Buildings in Pakistan
  • Chapter 57: Earthen Building Comes to Thailand
  • Chapter 58: Natural Building Thrives in Argentina
  • Chapter 59: Builders Without Borders
  • Chapter 60: Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities
  • Chapter 61: Tlholego Village
  • A Sustainable Community in South Africa
  • Chapter 62: Building with Earth in Auroville
  • Chapter 63: Friland: Affordable Housing in Community
  • Chapter 64: Evolving a Village Vernacular in Missouri
  • Index.

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