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Well edited and in-depth treatise includes the following chapters: finding housing solutions, lowering the first cost of a home, lowering your operating expenses, working with n...

How to build a house that is energy efficient, solar heated, uses every inch of space well, is designed for the people who plan to live there, is elegantly simple, and yet doesn...

Fabulous technical guide to earth sheltered (underground) housing. Chapters include site planning, architectural design, energy use, structural design, waterproofing and insulat...

The Passive Solar Energy Book presents in a clear format the fundamental concept of passive solar design and application, as well as the numbers and mathematical equations neces...

From the intro "Here is an extension of the first Woodstock Manual, written by craftspeople who live in Woodstock, New York. Their voices are fresh with the spirit of a new age ...

Passive and active systems, how solar heating works, designing for energy conservation, special chapter on northern climates, site planning design and construction checklists. A...

Combining home design with health and environmental concerns.

"When we first took over the publication of this book, cohousing was a new term describing a new kind of housing and community that was beginning in Europe. It seemed to have ma...

Compelling documentation of "hippie" architecture created around Woodstock, New York. Primarily a photographic work, with a preface by Robert Haney and David Ballantine. Unpagin...

... an underground house is practical, efficient, affordable, and surprisingly bright and airy! In this book you'll learn how to select the site, purchase building supplies, des...