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This is the best "how-to" guide to designing your own home. If you buy only one book on architecture and design, this is the one to get. This book will change the way you look at house design. It will enable any person to design a house by using a series of "patterns" to solve design problems. These sequentially numbered patterns simply state the concept, such as where to place windows, and then explain the resolution in a few paragraphs. A Pattern Language is elegantly simple in its language and approach, yet endlessly flexible. The book goes beyond just house design and includes the layout of gardens, neighborhoods, and communities. This is a "must have" for anyone interested in the design of structures. The home featured on this web site was aesthetically derived from the patterns in this book.
The ultimate how-to DVD video on building a very green home. Finally, there is a complete,
beautifully presented, step-by-step video on building the straw bale home that you have dreamed about. Designer and filmmaker Ted Owens walks you through the entire design and construction process of building his energy-efficient house, showing that aesthetics, comfort, and energy efficiency can all come from the same materials and design parameters.This video demonstrates all phases of designing and building a green home to code. Learn about post-and-beam construction for straw bale walls, straw bale construction techniques, adobe construction techniques, earth plastering by the experts, rainwater cisterns, photovoltaic electrical generation, passive heating and cooling, and everything you need to know on how to build a green home. We are the publisher of this award-winning DVD video. You can purchase the DVD from this web site or from Amazon.com. Price: $35.00
We are all increasingly aware of the dangers posed by conventional paints to our health and environment, but many of us remain unsure of the causes of paint toxicity and the natural alternatives. The Natural Paint Book bridges the information gap, offering an in-depth explanation of the differences between conventional and eco-friendly paints. Illustrated throughout with full-color photographs, the book provides complete instructions on how to make all-natural paints and finishes at home, using readily available ingredients such as clay, gelatin, linseed oil, and artist pigments. This comprehensive guide also shows how to create beautiful paint effects with simple tools such as sponges, paint rollers, newspaper, or foam. Guided by the authors' expert design advice, you can choose from techniques such as colorwashing, marbling, and stippling to decorate in keeping with the style, age, and character of your home. Packed with information, The Natural Paint Book also contains an invaluable resource directory at the end.
Pocket Ref is one sweet book. It is part encyclopedia, part trivia tome, part entertainment and part dispute-solver. Buried in the various tables and charts are tons of data and facts to aid the rider, roadside mechanic or budding MacGyver. Let's say you are riding in Colorado, and want to know how much to re-jet. You simply go to the chapter on air & gases (p. 13) and learn that air pressure @ 10,000 ft is approx. 70% of mean standard air pressure. Lose your owner's manual? In Chapter 2 (p. 25) you can find a torque level to safely reinstall 12mm spark plugs in an aluminum head (18-22 ft-lbs.) Settle that tavern bet over the codes on your tire sidewalls (p. 31) Wondering how thick the wire should be to run your new electric vest? Look in Chapter 6. What do you suppose the weather is like in Maine in September? Will you need warm weather gear? (p. 162) This book has everything. Wind Chill tables, Heat Index data, an entire chapter that cross-references SAE, Metric and even Whitworth hardware. Listings of those formulas you've forgotten from High School. Several Chapters apply to the off-season mechanic or machinist. Drill sizing; counter-sinking; metal properties & hardness; welding data and taps and dies. Granted there are more complete machining books, but if you are at the store and are blanking on a spec, the Pocket Ref may save you a return trip. Thomas Glover has compiled tons of data onto 544 pages into this little, 5 1/4" X 3 1/4" book. Tankbag?!? Hell - this thing fits into your jacket! Available from better hardware stores, booksellers or the publisher.
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