Natural building involves construction with materials that have undergone less processing and manufacturing than conventional synthetic products. Wherever possible, the natural materials that are used are renewable, originating from crops, and are obtained locally. Transport, pollution, carbon emissions, and fossil fuel use are therefore minimized and the end-product is harmonious, healthy, and environmentally beneficial. This book describes the many materials and methods that have been used by the pioneers of natural building; discusses the reasons why various materials have been chosen and frankly explains their advantages and disadvantages; provides a detailed consideration of all the main forms of natural construction, including building with earth, timber, and straw bales; and covers green and natural roofs, lime and masonry, and the use of hemp, as well as natural insulation materials, paints, and finishes. It thoroughly examines all the techniques involved, and analyzes the principles of green building and the issues involved in planning and regulatory approvals. It is lavishly illustrated with more than 220 color photographs and diagrams.
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Tom Woolley is the author of Green Building Handbook.
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unfired earth bricks, natural building technologies, natural building methods, natural building techniques, hemp construction, hemp wall, natural builders, cob buildings, cob walls, insulation quilts, planted roofs, lime render, hemp houses, earth plasters, natural paints, straw buildings, synthetic insulations, natural roofs, rammed earth walls, rain screen, synthetic paints, natural insulations, conventional paints, insulation products, cellulose insulation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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unfired earth bricks, natural building technologies, natural building methods, natural building techniques, hemp construction, hemp wall, natural builders, cob buildings, cob walls, insulation quilts, planted roofs, lime render, hemp houses, earth plasters, natural paints, straw buildings, synthetic insulations, natural roofs, rammed earth walls, rain screen, synthetic paints, natural insulations, conventional paints, insulation products, cellulose insulation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United Kingdom, Construction Resources, Andy Warren, Henry Thompson, Kindersley Centre, Walter Segal, Celia Spouncer, White Design, Buro Happold, David Tasker, Neil May, North Wales, Suffolk Housing Society, Association of Environment Conscious Builders, Chelsea Flower Show, County Down, European Union, Michael Buck, Northern Ireland, Second Nature, South Africa, The Green Shop, The Old Builders Company New!
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- The Woodland House by Ben Law on 5 pages
- Green Building Handbook Volumes 1 and 2: Green Building Handbook: Volume 2: A Guide to Building Products and their Impact on the Environment by Tom Woolley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Rammed Earth: Design and Construction Guidelines (EP 62) by Peter Walker in Back Matter
- The Middle Ages by Carson-Dellosa Publishing on page 51
- The Natural Paint Book by Lynn Edwards in Back Matter
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- Smart and Sustainable Built Environments by Jay Yang on page 199
- Strategies for Sustainable Architecture by Paola Sassi on page 145
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