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More Straw Bale Building : How to Plan, Design and Build with Straw by Peter Mack, Tina Therrien and Chris Magwood (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNew Society Publishers, The Limited
ISBN-100865715181
ISBN-139780865715189
eBay Product ID (ePID)30763369
Product Key Features
Book TitleMore Straw Bale Building : How to Plan, Design and Build with Straw
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSustainable Living, Buildings / Residential, Sustainability & Green Design, Methods & Materials
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreHouse & Home, Architecture
AuthorPeter Mack, Tina Therrien, Chris Magwood
Book SeriesMother Earth News Wiser Living Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight25.6 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-386344
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number7
Dewey Decimal693/.997
Table Of ContentNote from the Authors Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Why Build with Straw? Chapter 2: Other Natural Building Materials Chapter 3: What Are Straw Bales? Chapter 4: The Red Flag Questions Chapter 5: The Hotly Debated Often - Distorted Question of Cost Chapter 6: Getting Focused Chapter 7: Design Considerations Chapter 8: The Many Styles of Bale Building Chapter 9: Structural Design Options: Foundations, Roofs and Partition Walls Chapter 10: More Design Options: Mechanical Systems Chapter 11: From Designer to Draftsperson Chapter 12: Straw Bale Construction Plans Chapter 13: Building Permits Chapter 14: Do-It-yourself (DIY) and Building Professionals Chapter 15: Budgeting Chapter 16: Going Shopping: Materials Chapter 17: Construction: Before the Bales Chapter 18: Raising Bale Walls Chapter 19: Plastering Your Bale Walls Chapter 20: Bale Wall Finishes Chapter 21: Common Mistakes Chapter 22: Constructing with Work Parties Chapter 23: Other Straw Bale Projects Chapter 24: The Challenge Appendix: The California Building Code Index About the Authors
SynopsisA completely rewritten and updated edition of this straw building classic. Straw bale houses are easy to build, affordable, super energy efficient, environmentally friendly, attractive, and can be designed to match the builder's personal space needs, esthetics, and budget. Despite mushrooming interest in the technique, however, most straw bale books focus on "selling" the dream of straw-bale building, but don't adequately address the most critical issues faced by bale house builders. Moreover, since many developments in this field are recent, few books are completely up to date with the latest techniques. More Straw Bale Building is designed to fill this gap. A completely rewritten edition of the 20,000-copy best-selling original, it leads the potential builder through the entire process of building a bale structure, tackling all the practical issues: finding and choosing bales; developing sound building plans; roofing; electrical, plumbing, and heating systems; building code compliance; and special concerns for builders in northern climates. New material includes: more extensive sections on electric wiring and plumbing updated sections on bale finishes and finishing a section on prefabricated straw bale walls a wider selection of case studies, photographs and illustrations a section on common mistakes budgeting for low-, medium- and high-cost projects, and new testing data that is in no other straw bale book. Down-to earth and complete, More Straw Bale Building makes the remarkable benefits of straw bale building available in the most comprehensive and practical book on the subject to date., Building with straw bales has evolved enormously in technique and popularity over the past several years. Now, the authors of the original Straw Bale Building have rewritten the book to bring it completely up to date -- the most comprehensive how-to manual available.
LC Classification NumberTH4818.S77M335 2005
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