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Step-by-step instructions to build your own beautiful, environmentally friendly, healthy natural home. An EcoNest is not just a home-it is a breathtakingly beautiful structure that nurtures health and embraces ecology. This unique approach to construction combines light clay straw, timber framing, earthen floors, natural plasters, and other natural techniques with the principles of Building Biology to create a handcrafted living sanctuary. By bringing together time-honored traditions and modern innovations, owners of EcoNests enjoy living spaces that reflect the best of both worlds. The EcoNest Home is an in-depth exploration of the benefits of choosing this technique over conventional alternatives, combined with a complete practical guide for prospective designers and builders. Paula Baker-Laporte and Robert Laporte draw on their own extensive experience to provide: A detailed explanation of the nature-based science behind EcoNests Fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions to guide you through construction Dozens of inspiring photos of completed projectsProduct Identifiers
PublisherNew Society Publishers
ISBN-139780865717770
eBay Product ID (ePID)213391462
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Econest Home: Designing and Building a Light Straw Clay House
AuthorRobert Laporte, Paula Baker-Laporte
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHouses, Popular Medicine
Publication Year2015
GenreArt & Culture
Number of Pages384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height229mm
Item Width203mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorRobert Laporte, Paula Baker-Laporte
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States