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	the green building bible volume 1 4th edition Green Building Press The most comprehensive and practical introduction to green building ever! Subjects covered in detail are: material selection; thermal insulation; buying an eco-home; sourcing sustainable timber; natural paints; heating your eco-home; solar heating; sustainable roofing; air tightness of buildings; healthy homes, finances, reclamation, etc. The book also includes extensive guidance and advice on how to obtain grants for renewable energy installations and other environmental initiatives. 243pp more on building Price: £9.95
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	the green building bible volume 2 4th edition Green Building Press This is Part 2 of the most comprehensive and practical introduction to green building ever! Subjects covered in technical detail include: designing energy efficient buildings; calculating thermal insulation; heating an cooling of buildings; renewable energies; solar heating; daylighting; air tightness and sealing of buildings. The book discusses at length the technical aspects of the best systems and techniques to achieve real green and energy efficient buildings. This book is the technical companion of Volume 1 which will help professionals, tradespeople and the green building enthusiast alike to put the ideas raised in volume 1 into practice. 295pp more on building Price: £9.95
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	the green building bible vols. 1 & 2 4th edition Green Building Press Buy both of these books together and have everything you would ever need on ecobuilding! In two volumes, over 500 pages. more on building Price: £17.00
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	building your own sustainable and energy efficient house Henry Skates Many people aspire to one day build a house for themselves but for one reason or another they have never taken the plunge. This book explains how to go about building a home that will save you money, save energy, minimize carbon emissions and greenhouse gas production [the main causes of climate change] and above all, provide a home of exceptional thermal comfort, not too hot, not too cold, in fact just right for you and your family. 192pp hardback more on building Price: £16.99
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	architectural salvage: a guide to selecting, buying and using reclaimed building materials Geoffrey West Whether you live in a Georgian town house, a Victorian terraced property or a 1930s semi, when it comes to carrying out repair and refurbishment work it is always better to use original materials. Salvaged items of the same vintage as the house are more likely to be in keeping with the building because their surface ageing makes them match and blend better than modern materials, and they may be of higher quality and craftsmanship. This informative guide tells you everything you need to know about tracking down and purchasing reclaimed building materials of all kinds, including bricks, roof and floor tiles, slates, timber, doors and door furniture and much more. 160pp hardback more on building Price: £16.99
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	the new autonomous house Brenda & Robert Vale 'The New Autonomous House' has a simple but revolutionary message - that it is possible to live in a home which is inexpensive, kind to the planet, and which liberates its owner from utility bills. Brenda and Robert vale, who have been at the forefront of green architecture for nearly thirty years, record the building of their house based on the principles of sustainable resources in the small town of Southwell in the Midlands. They document the philosophy, design and construction of a building without mains water or sewerage, but with the means to produce power from the sun, and the facilities to collect drinking water from the rain. This is a thought-provoking yet practical solution to the environmental problems caused by the houses in which we live. It is a blueprint of green architecture for future generations. 256pp more on building Price: £18.95
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	creating sustainable cities Herbert Girardet How can we put the pulsing heart of conviviality back into our cities? How can we make sure of creating cities of diversity for the new millennium - places of cultural vigour and physical beauty that are also sustainable in economic and environmental terms? This Schumacher Briefing shows the way forward. 80pp more on building Price: £7.00
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	the green imperative: ecology and ethics in design and architecture Victor Papanek This work asserts the belief that the power of design can influence a more responsible approach to our threatened environment. It shows how everyone, from those at the forefront of design to the consumers, can contribute to the well-being of the planet through an awareness of design and technology. The book explores a more spiritually-satisfying approach to design - designing for need, not greed. It also includes examples from all areas of design, from packaging and product design to large-scale architecture. Practical advice and checklists for the consumer on selecting and buying, using and re-using is also featured. 256pp more on building Price: £16.95
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	the complete guide to alternative home building materials and methods Kathryn Bundy & Kathryn Vercillo This book lets you learn how to identify, locate, and effectively use alternative building materials, including cob, adobe, rammed earth, bamboo, cork, wool carpeting, and more. You will also learn about the structure, climate control, siting, foundations, and flooring options you gain when using these materials. Ultimately, you will come to understand that these materials are cheaper, easier to build with, stronger, more durable, and more fire resistant. 288pp more on building Price: £20.99
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	diary of an eco-builder Will Anderson Will Anderson's monthly features in "The Independent" have an enthusiastic following; readers are following his progress from finding a plot, getting planning permission and building himself a stunning contemporary eco home, which mirrors the fine-tuned ecology of a tree. Drawing on his columns in "The Independent", Will has created a diary that will be invaluable to anyone contemplating building their own eco house. "The Diary of an Eco Builder" focuses specifically on environmental issues through the story of his attempt to realise an inspiring and challenging vision. Honest, amusing and unexpected, it highlights all the key issues which arise when you build an eco house, records the process of the nitty gritty of self build, and provides contacts and references for more information. The Energy Saving Trust is using Will's house as a case study and will monitor and evaluate the house to learn from the way it performs. 256pp more on building Price: £14.95
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	the housebuilder's bible: an insider's guide to the construction jungle (7th edition) Mark Brinkley This isn't called 'the housebuilder's bible' for nothing, this book gives detailed yet down-to-earth advice on extending, renovating or doing a complete newbuild on residential buildings from the first plans all the way through to the finishing touches. The detailed yardstick costings covered in this book distinguishes it from all the other diy building books out there and is suitable for anybody, selfbuilder or professional. 400pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £19.95
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	the art of natural building: design, construction, resources Joseph Kennedy et al This book is a nice introduction to the whole field of natural building for non-professionals as well as architects and designers. With a focus on both the practical and the aesthetic concerns of ecological building designs and techniques, this book is divided into five sections, with the first providing an overview of the natural building movement from the various perspectives of sustainability, lifestyle, and health. The second section looks at planning and design, followed by a section that focuses on specific techniques and the vast variety of materials used in natural building. Next, examples of diverse natural dwellings are shared. Finally, complementary systems, such as solar appliances, composting toilets, and alternative power systems are covered. Overall, a fantastic book covering all aspects of natural building. 292pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £20.50
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	the new ecological home: a complete guide to green building options Daniel Chiras 'The New Ecological Home' provides an overview of green building techniques, products and technologies that are either currently available or will be in the near future, as well as current, practical information for home buyers, owner-builders, and anyone interested in building for a sustainable future. 352pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £25.00
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	the natural house: a complete guide to healthy, energy-efficient, environmental homes David Chiras This book is a tour of the construction, costs, and pros and cons of fourteen natural building methods. Straw Bale, Rammed Earth, Cob, Cordwood, Adobe, Earthbags, Papercrete, Earthships... whatever the method, the common goal is to create a house that is economical, energy efficient, nontoxic, soothing to the soul, kind to the environment, and pleasing to behold. This comprehensive sourcebook offers in-depth information that will guide your search for the perfect sustainable dream home. It is a must for home builders, contractors, and architects. 528pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £25.00
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	natural building: a guide to materials and techniques Tom Woolley This hardback book explores the many materials and methods used by the pioneers of natural building, and discusses the reasons why various materials have been chosen. Illustrated with over 220 colour photographs and diagrams, it is aimed at architects, self-builders, environmental groups, and at those interested in green issues. Its author, Tom Woolley is an acknowledged expert on natural building and related environmental issues. 192pp more on building Price: £19.95
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	the whole house book: ecological building design and materials (2nd edition) Cindy Harris and Pat Borer This book will answer all the questions you have on building a sustainable home, the dos and don'ts, the best materials to use and those to avoid. A nice overview in a well researched and presented book. 368pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £35.00
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	eco: the essential sourcebook for environmentally friendly design and decoration Elizabeth Wilhide This book demonstrates how everyone can make a difference to the planet by incorporating environmental design, decoration, and strategies for living into their home. Whether you are considering a new build, an addition to your existing home, or simply hold an interest in eco friendly design. 184pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £14.99
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	designing your natural home: a practical guide David Pearson This hardback book is great for uncovering the best of new opportunities for sustainable, healthy and imaginative design; finding ideal locations, and considering soil, solar, wind, and water aspects; assessing the potential of an existing apartment or house; drawing up eco-friendly plans and working out options for sustainability, self-sufficiency, and autonomy; choosing natural materials for walls, floors, roofs, doors and windows; and maximising small spaces. 160pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £20.00
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	new sustainable homes: designs for healthy living James Grayson Trulove This hardback book is absolutely fantastic for inspiration, it presents a wide range of projects from all over the world where the architect and client have made a conscientious effort to incorporate the use of non-toxic materials and sustainability into design and construction. The result is a home that is not only great looking and highly liveable but also less toxic to live in, cheaper to operate, and often gives back to the environment rather than taking away. 'New Sustainable Homes' reveals how much the parameters of ecological design have expanded in just a few short years. 176pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £25.00
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	the green house: new directions in sustainable architecture Alanna Stang & Christopher Hawthorne This hardback book is an inspiration to anyone who is interested in sustainable design and architecture. It presents a series of homes that show the diversity and possibility of sustainable design in six different climatic zones - suburban, waterfront, desert, urban, forest and mountain, and tropical. With lots of big colour photographs, plans and drawings, this book is a wonderful illustration of the work of some of the most pre-eminent architects. 192pp more on building Price: £30.00
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	barns, sheds and outbuildings: placement, design and construction Byron D. Halsted Although it harks from a time before power tools, electricity, and gasoline, this book abounds in simple ideas that rural householders still find useful today. Barns, poultry houses, piggeries, corn cribs, ice houses, spring houses, granaries, smokehouses, root cellars and even kennels and birdhouses are included in this fascinating compendium from days gone by. 240pp more on building Price: £10.50
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	redux: designs that reuse, recycle and reveal Jennifer Roberts This hardback book offers solutions for creating a green home with recycled, reused, and environmentally healthy materials, whether remodelling, redecorating, or building from the ground up. This book combines extensive salvage use with the larger goal of efficiency and environmentalism. The author focuses on healthfulness, durability, and comfort. 160pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £17.99
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	building with bamboo: a handbook Jules J. A. Janssen This revised handbook brings together the practical experience of engineers working in the field, and research programmes testing the properties of bamboo. It is a technical manual with information about the potentials and limits of bamboo as a building material. The book shows how the material has been used in different designs in developing countries and describes the varying properties and uses of different types of bamboo. The author shows how bamboo can be harvested, seasoned and jointed to form walls, doors and windows, roofs, floors, ceilings, roof trusses and bridges, and how to weave bamboo. The new edition updates and corrects the text of the first edition; and includes a detailed case study of the extensive experience of Costa Rica in bamboo construction. 80pp more on building Price: £11.95
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	home work: handbuilt shelter Lloyd Kahn A fascinating guide to homemade shelter presents images and ideas culled from across the globe, including bottle homes in the Nevada desert, tree houses on the South China Sea, Japanese stilt houses, and much, much more. An absolutely beautiful book and very original. 256pp click on image for contents page DELIVERY WILL TAKE 2-3 WEEKS more on building Price: £14.99
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	the woodland house Ben Law From the author of 'The Woodland Way: A Permaculture Approach to Sustainable Woodland Management' this beautiful hardback book is a wonderful visual guide to how Ben Law built a chestnut timber framed house that is one of the most sustainable and beautiful home in Britain. It gives details of the evolving design process, identifying materials, costs, project management, and the actual building. Inspiration for anyone wanting to build their own home. 96pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £14.95
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	solar house: a guide for the solar designer Terry Galloway Covering the full life span of the project, from siting issues through specific design features to maintenance of the property and equipment, this is a comprehensive guide to designing, planning and building a solar house. The author uses his experience of living in a solar house to inform the reader of the technology and practices needed for the design, operation and maintenance of the solar home. Each of the technologies of the house, such as space heating and cooling, domestic hot water and electric power technologies, are critiqued from the point of view of the owner/resident, with the author using his thirty years experience of living in a solar home. This provides home owners who are thinking of going solar with first hand evidence of best practice, and provides the architect and designer with the knowledge of how to best satisfy their clients' needs. 240pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £31.99
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	the passive solar house: using solar design to heat and cool your home James Kachadorian The core appeal of this revised and expanded edition is its basis on James Kachadorian's formerly patented Solar Slab heat exchanger. From the foundation to the roof, the book offers a technique for building homes that heat and cool themselves using ordinary building materials and methods familiar to building contractors and do-it-yourselfers. It also includes a free CD-ROM of open-source CSOL solar design software. 224pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £32.50
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	electrical installation work: 5th edition Brian Scaddan Best electrics book we've found. Contains sections on the science of electricity and electromagnetism, capacitors, resistance, three-phase circuits, motors, cells and batteries, earthing and testing, as well as installation work. Also self-assessment questions at the end of sections. 432pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £17.99
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	plumbing: heating and gas installations (3rd revised edition) R. D. Treloar In our opinion the best plumbing book in the world. It tackles the subject, topic by topic, in double page spreads of text and illustrations so that the reader can grasp essentials quickly and easily. Includes self-assessment and problem-solving sections. Useful for the beginner, but also as a concise reference for the trained plumber. 464pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £19.99
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	spirit and place: healing our environment Christopher Day This book shows how to work towards a sustainable environment through socially inclusive processes of placemaking, and how to create places that are nourishing psychologically and physically, to soul and spirit as well as body. This book's unique arguments identify important, but often unrecognised, principles and illustrate their applicability in a wide range of situations, price-ranges and climates. It shows how to reconcile the apparently incompatible demands of environmental, economic and social sustainability; how to moderate climate to make places of delight, and realign social pressures so places both support society and maximise economic viability. Thought provoking and easy to understand. 253pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £26.99
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	DIY Planning Briefings Published by Chapter 7 This publication is a guide to the planning system for smallholders, family-farmers, woodland managers, low impact builders, caravan dwellers and low-income people seeking to live and work in the countryside. This guide is in loose leaf format, allowing you to add updates yourself (because planning guidance is always changing). This is a fantastic book and comes highly recommended. 100pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £15.00
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	building regulations in brief Ray Tricker & Rozz Algar This handy guide is not only for builders and DIY enthusiasts but, with its ready reference and no-nonsense approach, it is just as useful to designers, building surveyors and inspectors, students and architects. This easy-to-understand book gives sufficient and practical information to enable you to comply with the regulations in the simplest and most cost-effective manner possible. It takes away the mystique of the Building Regulations and provides a brief guide to meeting their requirements, providing simple and practical information on how the regulations can be easily and cost-effectively adhered to. This new edition includes all the new Part L documents that came into force in April 2006. These complex and contentious new Regulations are explained and clarified, making sure that you can comply with the very latest standards for energy efficiency. The book also covers the latest versions of Part F on ventilation and Part P on electrical safety. "Building Regulations in Brief" explains the meaning of the regulations, history, current status, requirements, associated documentation, how local authorities and councils view their importance, and emphasises the benefits and requirements of each regulation. 856pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £24.99
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	building with vision Dan Imhoff Wood is a very common material for building houses in much of Europe because it's so easy to work with, it's natural, aesthetically pleasing to the eye and sustainable if it is sourced from a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood. However, in contemporary American construction, building wooden houses from old-growth forests and materials is common, causing a massive deforestation crisis, and so as a result, Dan Imhoff has explored alternative materials for building beautiful, yet economic and durable houses with recycled resources and as well as FSC-Certified and salvaged wood. 136pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £13.95
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	the timeless way of building Christopher Alexander The first of three volumes, this book lays the foundations to Alexander's revolutionary theory of architecture, building and planning using an age-old tradition whereby the individuals themselves within a society create their towns and buildings, rather than architects who have designed impersonal buildings ready for a quick sale. This deeply philosophical book is both practical and precise and will change your way of thinking with regards to towns and buildings forever, whether you are a professional in the field or someone with no previous experience. 568pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £32.99
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	a pattern language: towns, buildings, construction Christopher Alexander The second of three volumes, this book is a working document for the theory presented in the first volume; 253 archetypal patterns consisting of problem statements, discussions, illustrations, and solutions provide lay persons with a framework for engaging in architectural design which follows the philosophy set out by Alexander. Exact methods are given from entire regions through to single rooms and their fixtures along with necessary surveying and structural calculations. It presents a language you can use to express yourself through planning and construction which will ultimately result in beautiful creations that will allow individuals to live in a connected way. A wonderful book. 217pp click on image for contents page more on building Price: £40.00
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