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Green Building Books
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Green Building Handbook |
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Green Building Handook |
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Green Building Materials |
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Green Building - Sustainable Construction
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"When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone. Let it be such work that our descendants will thank us for; and let us think, as we lay stone on stone, that a time is to come when those stones will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and people will say, as they look upon the labor and wrought substance of them, See! this our parents did for us!" John Ruskin |
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| Learning to build & live sustainably becomes ever more pressing . Buildings consume 40% of the world's total energy & 16% of water consumption. Its is imperative, if we are to reduce emissions and mitigate even worse climate change outcomes than those currently predicted, that we learn to build buildings that absorb energy, are durable, and provide non-toxic environments for their inhabitants. |
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Benefits of building with straw include: Straw is a great insulator, is breathable, filters air, and works as a heat exchanger.
Straw low cost, renewable resource (often a waste product) is quick to grow & is low energy to produce
As a building product it is durable, easy to build with & to maintain. Bales of strawcontain very little air & therefore do not burn easily |
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Hemp
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Cob Earth Construction
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Living Structures
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The Beauty of Roundwood Timber Framing (Apr 13, 2012 18:10)
Ben Law is a 21 st century woodsman pioneering the benefits of roundwood timber framing, a low-impa..
Morton Buildings Project Applies for LEED Platinum Certification (Apr 10, 2012 19:28)
Morton Buildings is a proud ENERGY STAR® partner and also employs LEED Accredited Professionals to a..
A Lookout Tower-Home (Apr 6, 2012 16:52)
A lookout tower home, which features reclaimed materials, connects its homeowner with her past, pres..
Green Homes and Green Building Information: An Index (Mar 28, 2012 18:05)
This index links to some recent and popular posts related to green building, design, remodeling, and..
GREEN vs. SUSTAINABLE (Mar 27, 2012 17:01)
Future factors set a high standard for sustainable products and activities
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