Sustainability & Green Design
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Design for Resilience: Making the Future We Leave Behind
$34.95 Read moreA beautifully written and illustrated framework for resilient design that is as pragmatic as it is inspiring, showing us not only how but why we should design differently.
Design for Resilience is a t- Author: Walker, Stuart
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0262048094
- Language: English
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A Guide to Building Natural Swimming Pools
$49.99 Read moreThis book is specifically designed for those interested in creating natural swimming pools. It covers all stages, from understanding the system, management, excavation, lining, walling, plumbing, elec… [more below]
- Author: Littlewood, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 28 2016
- ISBN10: 0764350838
- Language: English
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30 Trees: And Why Landscape Architects Love Them
$53.99 Read more30 Trees presents the favorite trees of 30 internationally renowned landscape architects. In each case, the designers describe the characteristics that represent the essence of the selected tree, the
- Author: Henderson, Ron
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 22 2023
- ISBN10: 3035627312
- Language: English
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Just Enough: Lessons from Japan for Sustainable Living, Architecture, and Design
$35.00 Read moreHow the mindset of traditional Japanese society can guide our own efforts to lead a green lifestyle today.
If we want to live sustainably, how should we feel about nature? About waste? About our forest
- Author: Brown, Azby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 161172077X
- Language: English
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Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small-Scale Community in a Large-Scale World
$34.95 Add to cartA 2012 Nautilus Silver Award Winner
Pocket Neighborhoods: Creating Small Scale Community in a Large Scale World introduces an antidote to faceless, placeless sprawl — small scale neighborhoods where
- Author: Chapin, Ross
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 29 2011
- ISBN10: 160085107X
- Language: English
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How to Build a Natural Swimming Pool
$45.00 Read moreNatural swimming pools are the biggest news for gardeners since green roofs. The water is cleaned by aquatic plants instead of chlorine so it is gentle on the eyes and healthy for swimmers. These self… [more below]
- Author: Kircher, Wolfram
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 099338921X
- Language: English
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Eco Living Japan: Sustainable Ideas for Living Green
$14.99 Read moreEco Living Japan presents the contemporary Japanese homes which best exemplify the recent trends in sustainable design and green architecture in Japan.
Japan is equally as well known for its ecologica- Author: MacDonald, Deanna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 17 2018
- ISBN10: 0804850399
- Language: English
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Down to Earth: Rammed Earth Architecture
$49.95 Read moreAn ancient building method that has experienced a renaissance in recent years as people seek greener and more sustainable building materials and construction methods, rammed earth is a wall building t… [more below]
- Author: Asensio, Sergio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 8499366465
- Language: English
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The New Carbon Architecture: Building to Cool the Climate
$34.99 Read moreIn The New Carbon Architecture, discover biomimicry-inspired innovations in construction – from wooden cities to mycelium insulation – that pull carbon from the atmosphere, heal the climate, and produ
- Author: King, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 05 2017
- ISBN10: 0865718687
- Language: English
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Bonstra Haresign Architects: Designing Community
$60.00 Add to cartThis book celebrates over 20 years of BonstraHaresign Architects’ community-focused practice.
It documents the growth and success attributable to the firm’s philosophy and methodological approach. Man… [more below]- Author: Haresign Architects, Bonstra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: August 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1957183101
- Language: English
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Reimagining the Library of the Future: Public Buildings and Civic Space for Tomorrow’s Knowledge Society
$30.00 Read moreThe study Reimagining the Library of the Future investigates the various models of public buildings and civic space through the lens of the library.
It takes a critical look at the history, present- Author: Lehmann, Steffen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1951541987
- Language: English
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Unusual Uses for Ordinary Things: 250 Creative Solutions Using Everyday Items
$17.99 Read moreMost people use nail polish remover to remove nail polish. They use coffee grounds to make coffee and hair dryers to dry their hair. The majority of people may also think that the use of eggs, lemons,… [more below]
- Author: Instructables Com
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 26 2022
- ISBN10: 1510768491
- Language: English
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The House of Green
$75.00 Add to cartIn the search for the sweet spot where nature and modern-day living meet, The House of Green delivers solutions for a perfect blend of both worlds.
Longing for nature is no strange feeling for anyone.
- Author: Gestalten
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 3967041409
- Language: English
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Timber Framing for the Rest of Us: A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction
$29.99 Add to cartAll those of us without traditional skills need to know to build with timber framing
Many natural building methods rely upon the use of post and beam frame structures that are then in-filled with straw
- Series: Mother Earth News Wiser Living #12
- Author: Roy, Rob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0865715084
- Language: English
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Polyface Designs: A Comprehensive Construction Guide for Scalable Farming Infrastructure
$90.00 Read moreA comprehensive how-to manual of Polyface Farm’s signature designs–with tips, tricks, and a half century of lessons learned through trial and error
Have you wondered how to build the Polyface broiler
- Author: Salatin, Joel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 568
- Publish Date: March 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1733686614
- Language: English
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A-Frame: New Concept
$30.95 Read moreA-Frame constructions emerged in the mid-20th century and have been forgotten for decades. In recent years we are seeing how the spirit of A-Frame style houses is gradually being revived by avant-gard… [more below]
- Author: Minguet, Anna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 8417557644
- Language: English
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Environmental Activism by Design
$35.00 Read moreEnvironmental Activism by Design, a monograph by architects and educators Coleman Coker and Sarah Gamble, challenges designers to actively engage the environmental crisis through their work, while art… [more below]
- Author: Coker, Coleman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1954081790
- Language: English
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Off Grid: Nature Powered Homes
$29.95 Add to cartInterest in living off the grid, i.e. self-sufficiently without relying on public services such as the municipal water supply, electricity, or local sewage and gas systems, has come on the scene as a … [more below]
- Author: Minguet, Anna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2022
- ISBN10: 8417557253
- Language: English
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Concrete Jungle: Tropical Architecture and Its Surprising Origins
$90.00 Add to cartCombine concrete’s stoicism with luscious vegetative environments and you get to the language of tropical modernism. In continuity with its founding principles from the mid 20th century, today’s archi… [more below]
- Author: Gestalten
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 3967040895
- Language: English
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Off the Grid: Houses for Escape Across North America
$45.00 Add to cartLiving off the grid has become increasingly desirable in recent years. Escaping the city to be immersed in nature is ever more appealing as the pressures of everyday life increase. The need to reduce
- Author: Bradbury, Dominic
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 0500343705
- Language: English
