Main entry:

Wade, Alex.

Title & Author:

30 energy-efficient houses ... you can build / Alex Wade ; photographs by Neal Ewenstein.

Publication:

Emmaus, Pa. : Rodale Press, ©1977.

Description:

xviii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Getting started -- pt. 1. 30 houses and the stories behind them -- ch. 1. Family houses -- how to build to suit your needs -- ch. 2. Small houses and studio livingspaces -- ch. 3. South-facing hillside houses -- ch. 4. Underground and passive solar-tempered houses -- pt. 2. Design and construction principles -- ch. 5. Post and beam framing -- ch. 6. Ecological and economical materials -- ch. 7. Windows, doors, skylights, and insulating flaps -- ch. 8. Kitchens, bathrooms, and waste disposal -- ch. 9. Heating and ventilation using nature -- ch. 10. Natural and artificial lighting, and wiring -- ch. 11. Restorations -- remodel to save energy -- ch. 12. Estimating costs and preparing plans -- Index.

Summary:

This book is about how to build tomorrow's house -- today. 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't cost a small fortune.

ISBN:

0878571914 (pbk.)
9780878571918 (pbk.)
0878572031
9780878572038

Subject:

Dwellings Energy conservation Amateurs' manuals.
House construction Amateurs' manuals.
Habitations Économies d'énergie Manuels d'amateurs.
Habitations Construction Manuels d'amateurs.
Dwellings Energy conservation.
House construction.

Form/genre:

Handbook
Handbooks.
handbooks.
manuals (instructional materials)
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.

Added entries:

Ewenstein, Neal.

Thirty energy efficient houses ... you can build

Holdings:

Location: Library main 44652
Call No.: 2574
Status: Available