Easy to access solutions for almost any low-cost housing construction problem. An incredible amount of knowledge, diagrams and photographs packed into 430 pages. Also includes info on using stone for runoff control and stream diversion. Many handy tips and illustrations to help even the beginner select materials and tools suitable to the task. Here's advice on how to do it affordably using local materials and common hand tools.
Small houses require less energy to operate and consume smaller amounts of raw materials.
The houses featured here vary in design from Bauhaus-inspired and postmodernist to traditional and rustic. Many photos and clear drawings. The best how-to book about buying, building or renovating a house with your health in mind. A wealth of practical and technical information about how our homes effect both personal and planetary health. Very detailed and thorough.