Building green : a complete how-to guide to alternative building methods : earth plaster, straw bale, cordwood, cob, living roofs / Clarke Snell & Tim Callahan.
Record details
- ISBN: 1579905323
- ISBN: 9781579905323
- Physical Description: 615 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Lark Books, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Chapter 1 Why Green Building? 14 -- Chapter 2 Building Fundamentals 22 -- Chapter 3 Alternative Building Strategies 46 -- Chapter 4 Design 72 -- Structure 98 -- Chapter 5 Siting 100 -- Chapter 6 Site Work 118 -- Chapter 7 Structure 138 -- Temperature 214 -- Chapter 8 Cob and Other Earth Mixes 216 -- Chapter 9 Cordwood 296 -- Chapter 10 Straw Bale 340 -- Chapter 11 Modified Stick-Frame 396 -- Separation 438 -- Chapter 12 Covering the Walls 440 -- Chapter 13 Covering the Roof 484 -- Chapter 14 Covering the Floor 512 -- Connection 532 -- Chapter 15 Creating a Connection: Inside, Outside, Transitions, and Systems 534 -- Chapter 16 Completed Cottage 562 -- Epilogue - Your Green Building 580.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Reidsville Library | 690.837 S (Text) | 31554007911455 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Richard H. Thornton Main Library | 690.83 SNELL (Text) | 42756201280846 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Rutherford County Library | 690.8 Sne (Text) | 38801101204862 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/16/2026 |
| Transylvania County Library | 690.837 SNE (Text) | 38079101504249 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
