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Alternative Housing Recommended
Reading List
Straw Bale House
Rammed Earth Houses & Abode
Earth & Underground Shelter
Tipi & Yurts
Log Construction
Barns, Sheds, Garages & Outbuildings
Building Small Barns, Sheds and Shelters
by Monte Burch, Fred Stetson
Paperback (1982) |
Barns, Sheds & Outbuildings: Placement, Design and
Construction
by Byron Halstead, Castle Freeman
Paperback (1995) |
Building a Multi-Use Barn: For Garage, Animals, Workshop, Studio
by John D. Wagner
Paperback (1994) |
Barns and
Backbuildings: Designs for Barns, Carriage Houses,
Stables, Garages & Sheds
by Donald Berg
Paperback (1998) |
Barns, Cabins, & Outbuildings
by Leigh Seddon, Susan Williamson
Paperback (1985) |
How to Build Small Barns & Outbuildings
by Monte Burch, Ben Watson
Paperback (1992) |
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Retreats
A Shelter
Sketchbook: Timeless Building Solutions
by John Taylor
Paperback (1997)
Retreats:
Handmade Hideaways to Refresh the Spirit
by Lawson Drinkard
Hardcover (1997)
Rustic
Retreats: A Build-It-Yourself Guide
by David Stiles, Jeanie Stiles
Paperback (1998)
Earth to
Spirit: In Search of Natural Architecture
by David Pearson, William McDonough
Paperback (1995)
Places of
the Soul: Architecture and Environmental Design As a Healing Art
by Christopher Day
Paperback (1993)
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Wind Energy
Energy Efficient House & Office Building
Eco Architect
Eco-Tech:
Sustainable Architecture and High Technology
by Catherine Slessor, John Linden
Hardcover (1997)
The
Structure of the Ordinary: Form and Control in the Built Environment
by N. Habraken, Jonathan Teicher
Hardcover (1998)
The
Ecology of Architecture; A Complete Guide to Creating the Environmentally Conscious
Building
by Laura Zeiher
Hardcover (1996)
Ecological
Design
by Sim Van Der Ryn, Stuart Cowan
Hardcover (1995)
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Energy-Efficient
Homes
Paperback (1993)
Energy-Efficient
Houses
(Fine Homebuilding: Great Houses)
Hardcover (1993)
Insulating
and Weatherproofing
(Home Repair and Improvement)
by Time-Life Books
Hardcover (1996)
Independent
Builder: Designing & Building a House Your Own Way
(Real Goods Independent Living Books)
by Sam Clark
Paperback (1996)
Buildings
of Earth and Straw: Structural Design for Rammed Earth and Straw Bale Architecture
by Bruce King, Ann Edminster
Paperback (1997)
Build It
With Bales: A Step-By-Step Guide to Straw-Bale Construction, Version Two
by S. MacDonald, Matts Myhrman
Paperback (1998)
The Straw
Bale House
(A Real Goods Independent Living Book)
by Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen, David Bainbridge, David Eisenberg
Paperback (1994)
Timber
Frame Construction: All About Post-And-Beam Building
by Jack Sobon, Roger Schroeder
Paperback (1984)
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Charging
Ahead: The Business of Renewable Energy and What It Means for America
by John J. Berger
Hardcover (1997)
Renewable
Energy: Sources for Fuels and Electricity
by Thomsa Johansson
Paperback (1992)
Power
Surge: Guide to the Coming Energy Revolution
(The Worldwatch Environmental Alert)
by Christopher Flavin, Nicholas Lenssen
Paperback (1994)
Power
Surge: Guide to the Coming Energy Revolution
(The Worldwatch Environmental Alert)
by Christopher Flavin, Nicholas Lenssen
Hardcover (1994)
The
Natural Wealth of Nations: Harnessing the Market for the Environment
by David Malin Roodman
Paperback (1998)
Reinventing
Electric Utilities: Competition, Citizen Action, and Clean Power
by Ed Smeloff, Peter Asmus, Amory Lovins
Paperback (1996)
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Consumer
Guide to Solar Energy:
Easy and Inexpensive Applications for Solar Energy
by Scott Sklar, Kenneth Sheinkopf
Paperback (1995)
Home
Owners Guide to Free Heat
by Erwin Kubsch, Bonnie Lindborg
Paperback (1991)
The
Fuel Savers:
A Kit of Solar Ideas for Your Home, Apartment, or Business
by Bruce Anderson
Paperback (1991)
Building
for Energy Independence:
Sun/Earth Buffering and Superinsulation
by Don Booth, Jonathan Booth, Peg Boyles
Hardcover (1983)
European
Simplified Methods for Active Solar System Design
(Commission of the European Communities)
by Bernard Bourges
Hardcover (1991)
Active
Solar Heating Systems Installation Manual
by m Geshwiler
Paperback (1991)
Active
Solar Systems
(Solar Heat Technologies: Fundamentals and Applications)
by George Lof
Hardcover (1993)
Implementation
of Solar Thermal Technology
(Solar Heat Technologies, Vol 10)
by Ronal Larson, Ronald West
Hardcover (1996)
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The
Solar Electric House: Energy for the Environmentally-Responsive, Energy-Independent Home
by Steven Strong, William Scheller
Paperback (1994)
The
New Solar Electric Home: The Photovoltaics How-To Handbook
by Joel Davidson
Paperback (1987)
Living
Without Electricity: People's Place Book No. 9
by Stephen Scott, Kenneth Pellman
Paperback (1990)
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The
Independent Home: Living Well With Power from the Sun, Wind, and Water
by Michael Potts, John Schaeffer
Paperback (1993)
Affordable
Passive Solar Homes: Low-Cost, Compact Designs
by Richard Crowther
Paperback (1984)
The
Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Techologies and
Sustainable Living
by John Schaeffer, Doug Pratt
Paperback (1996)
The
Passive Solar House (Real Goods Independent Living Books)
by James Kachadorian
Paperback (1997)
The
Solar Home: How to Design and Build a House You Heat With the Sun
by Mark Freeman
Paperback (1994)
Passive
Solar House Basics
by Peter Van Dresser
Paperback (1996)
Passive
Solar Commercial and Institutional Buildings: A Sourcebook of Examples and Design Insights
by Paris, France International Energy Agency
Paperback (1994)
Cooking
With the Sun: How to Build and Use Solar Cookers
by Beth Halacy, Dan Halacy
Paperback (1992)
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Energy Efficient Living
The
Passive Solar Design and Construction Handbook
by Michael Crosbie
Hardcover (1997)
Residential
Windows: A Guide to New Technology and Energy Performance
by John Carmody, Stephen Selkowitz
Paperback (1996)
Consumer
Guide to Home Energy Savings
by Alex Wilson, John Morrill
Paperback (1998)
Homemade
Money; How to Save Energy and Dollars in Your Home
by Richard Heede, Owen Bailey
Paperback (1996)
Energy-Efficient
and Environmental Landscaping: Cut Your Utility Bills by Up to 30 Percent and Create a
Natural Healthy Yard
by Anne Simon Moffat, Mark Schiler
Paperback (1995)
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Fireplace
The
Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure
(The Humanure Hand Book, 2)
by Joseph Jenkins, Tom Griffin
Paperback (1999)
The
Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure
by Joseph C. Jenkins
Paperback (1996)
Composting
Toilet System Book:
A Practical Guide to Choosing, Planning and Maintaining Composting Toilet Systems
by David Del Porto, Carol Steinfeld
Paperback (1999)
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Site
Planning
by Kevin Lynch, Gary Hack
Hardcover (1984)
Landscape Architecture: A Manual of Site Planning and Design
by John Ormsbee Simonds
Hardcover (1997)
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Urban Design
From
Eco-Cities to Living Machines: Principles of Ecological Design
by Nancy Jack Todd, John Todd, Jeffrey Parkin
Paperback (1994)
Eco-Villages
& Sustainable Communities: Models for 21st Century Living
by Jillian Conrad, Drew Withington
Paperback (1997)
Ecological
Design
by Sim Van Der Ryn, Stuart Cowan
Paperback (1995)
Sustainable
Architecture: Principles, Paradigms and Case Studies
by James Steele
Hardcover (1997)
Designing
With Nature: The Ecological Basis for Architectural Design
by Ken Yeang
Hardcover (1995)
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