Natural timber frame homes : building with wood, stone, clay, and straw
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"Natural Timber Frame Homes is a book about the future of houses-those inspired not by a technology-governed and energy-intensive world, but instead developed organically in response to the places in which we live. Through beautiful photography and informed text, Natural Timber Frame Homes explores... Full description
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : America's approach to building ; Sources of materials ; Local materials and renewable energy
- Challenging basic assumptions : Life without oil ; Environmental and human health ; Diverse and stable economies ; Benefits of building your own home ; Beautiful, natural, hand-built homes
- Evaluating the problem of conventional building : Toxic interior environments ; Impact of conventional building ; Owner involvement in a building project ; Differences between conventional and naturally built houses
- Making the case for natural timber frames : Protection of our place ; Preservation of personal health ; Economic interactions ; Construction of your own home ; Size of your natural timber frame ; Hand tools vs. power tools : Price of tools ; Beauty of natural structures
- Getting to know your place : The bioregion ; Indigenous materials : Wood; Clay; Stone; Straw; Sun
- Putting it all together : A plan ; Purpose of foundations : Conventional foundations; Dry-stacked stone foundation system ; Timber frame plus natural walls : Strawbale; Clay/straw; Plaster ; Roofs : Wood Shake; Thatch; Clay/tile; Stone ; Floor plans.