Mainstreaming sustainable architecture : Casa de Paja : a demonstration / Ed Paschich, Jan Zimmerman ; illustrations by Dave Madden ; photographs by Wristen Paschich ; design by the Outsource, Ltd. Co.

Main entry:

Paschich, Ed, 1950-

Title & Author:

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

x, 126 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ch. 1. Sustain the Earth, Sustain the Hearth -- Ch. 2. Sustainable Elements: Solar Siting and Overall Design: Solar Siting and Overall Design -- Ch. 3. Sustainable Elements: Compacted Earth Subflooring and Tile Floors -- Ch. 4. Sustainable Elements: Materials Used in Framing, Ceiling, and Finishes -- Ch. 5. Sustainable Element: Straw Bale Walls -- Ch. 6. Sustainable Elements: Earth Air Conditioning and Tin Roof -- Ch. 7. Sustainable Element: Active Rainwater Harvesting -- Ch. 8. Sustainable Elements: Xeriscaping and Passive Water Distribution.

Summary:

This book illustrates a systems approach to design and construction in which the various components -- such as passive solar techniques, earth air conditioning, vapour-permeable ceilings, and cellulose insulation -- operate synergistically to achieve environmental goals. This case study of Casa de Paja (House of Straw) demonstrates that many elements of sustainable architecture can be incorporated without sacrificing sophisticated design and without added expense. While no technical background is needed to understand the principles behind sustainable design, architects and engineers will find enough detail in the drawings and appendices to adapt these techniques to their own construction.

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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0826323790
9780826323798

Subject:

Straw bale houses Design and construction.
Sustainable architecture.
Dwellings Environmental engineering.
Architecture durable.
Habitations Technique de l'environnement.
Construction en paille Conception et construction.
Architecture Aspect de l'environnement.

Added entries:

Zimmerman, Jan.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 217693
Call No.: TH4818.S77 B3 2001
Status: Available

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