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More straw bale building : a complete guide to designing and building with straw /
"Straw bale building is no longer a fringe idea but has blossomed into a mature and highly developed construction technique that is widely practiced in North America and elsewhere. Houses built from straw bales are straightforward to build, affordable, super energy efficient, environmentally fr...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Gabriola Island, B.C. :
New Society Publishers,
2005.
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| Series: | Books for living wisely from Mother Earth news.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Why build with straw?
- Ch. 2. Other natural building materials
- Ch. 3. What are straw bales?
- Ch. 4. The red flag questions
- Ch. 5. The hotly debated often-distorted question of cost
- Ch. 6. Getting focused
- Ch. 7. Design considerations
- Ch. 8. The many styles of bale building
- Ch. 9. Structural design options : foundations, roofs and partition walls
- Ch. 10. More design options : mechanical systems
- Ch. 11. From designer to draftsperson
- Ch. 12. Straw bale construction plans
- Ch. 13. Building permits
- Ch. 14. Do-it-yourself (DIY) and building professionals
- Ch. 15. Budgeting
- Ch. 16. Going shopping : materials
- Ch. 17. Construction : before the bales
- Ch. 18. Raising bale walls
- Ch. 19. Plastering your bale walls
- Ch. 20. Bale wall finishes
- Ch. 21. Common mistakes
- Ch. 22. Constructing with work parties
- Ch. 23. Other straw bale projects
- Ch. 24. The challenge
- App. The California building code.