The natural building companion : a comprehensive guide to integrative design and construction
Record details
- ISBN: 9781603583398 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 1603583394
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Physical Description:
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xiv, 430 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 26 cm + 1 videodisc. - Publisher: White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes instructional DVD. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The context for natural building -- A brief history of natural building in the Northeast -- Ecology -- Beyond the building: siting and landscape design -- Soil and stone: geology and mineralogy -- Flora and fauna -- Building science and performance -- Structure and natural building -- Heat and natural building -- Moisture and natural building -- Fire, insects, and acoustics -- Natural building practices -- Design -- Before construction -- Foundations for natural buildings -- Framing for natural buildings -- Insulative wall systems: straw bale -- Insulative wall systems: straw-clay, woodchip-clay, and cellulose -- Natural mass-wall systems: earth and stone -- Natural plastering -- Roofs for natural buildings -- Floors for natural buildings -- Natural finishes -- Mechanicals and utilities for natural buildings. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Evergreen Indiana.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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New Castle-Henry County PL - New Castle | 690.8 RACU (Text) | 39231032327542 | Adult Non-fiction Collection | Available | - |