30 energy-efficient houses...you can build / Alex Wade ; photographs by Neal Ewenstein.
This book is about how to build tomorrow's house - today. How to build a house that is energy efficient, solar heated, uses every inch of space well, is designed for the people who plan to live there, is elegantly simple, and yet doesn't cost a small fortune. It is a picture book filled with Neal Ewenstein's photographs of exciting, innovative houses and their special details, both inside and out - partially buried hillside houses, small studio livingspaces, and larger one-family dwellings. And it's a workbook with floor plans, drawings, and specifications for each house. In it you'll learn how to: design efficiently and not waste space; take advantage of solar energy by attaching a solar greenhouse or designing a solar-tempered dwelling; take advantage of shortcuts for foundations, floors, and roofs; use recycled materials; build your own windows, skylights, and doors; use the earth as insulation by building into a south-facing hillside; save money on kitchen and bathroom installations and innovative designs; use post and beam construction to build a study, inexpensive frame; heat more efficiently with wood; and avoid hassles with banks and building code officials. - Back cover
Record details
- ISBN: 9780878571918 (pbk. :)
- ISBN: 9780878572038 (hc)
- ISBN: 0878571914 (pbk. :)
- ISBN: 0878572031 (hc)
- Physical Description: xviii, 316 p. : ill ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press, c1977.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Getting started -- pt. 1. 30 houses and the stories behind them -- ch. 1. Family houses - how to build to suit your needs -- ch. 2. Small houses and studio livingspaces -- ch. 3. South-facing hillside houses -- ch. 4. Underground and passive solar-tempered houses -- pt. 2. Design and construction principles -- ch. 5. Post and beam framing -- ch. 6. Ecological and economical materials -- ch. 7. Windows, doors, skylights, and insulating flaps -- ch. 8. Kitchens, bathrooms, and waste disposal -- ch. 9. Heating and ventilation using nature -- ch. 10. Natural and artificial lighting, and wiring -- ch. 11. Restorations - remodel to save energy -- ch. 12. Estimating costs and preparing plans. |
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Subject: | Dwellings > Energy conservation > Amateurs' manuals. House construction > Amateurs' manuals. |
Topic Heading: | Architecture and energy conservation. House construction. Dwellings - Energy conservation. |
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Castlegar Public Library | 690.837 WAD (Text) | 35146001479625 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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