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Housing Reclaimed: Sustainable Homes for Next to Nothing Paperback – October 4, 2011

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Housing is a fundamental human right. For most of human history, our homes were built by hand from whatever local materials were available. However, since the Industrial Revolution, most housing has become little more than quickly constructed, mass-produced, uniform boxes. At the same time, the invention and standardization of the thirty-year mortgage and our ever-increasing reliance on credit has come to mean that most of us never own our homes outright.

Housing Reclaimed is a call to arms for nonconventional home builders. It examines how technological advances, design evolution, and resourceful, out-of-the-box thinking about materials and efficiency can help us meet the challenge of building affordable, environmentally friendly, beautiful, and unique homes. Focusing on the use of salvaged and reclaimed materials, this inspirational volume is packed with case studies of innovative projects including:

Phoenix Commotion—working together towards low-income home ownership through sweat equity and 100 percent recycled materials
HabeRae—revitalizing neighborhoods by creating urban infill using modern technology and sustainable and reclaimed materials
Builders of Hope—rescuing and rehabilitating whole houses slated for demolition

These projects and others like them demonstrate that building one's own home does not have to be an unattainable dream. This beautifully illustrated guide is a must-read for anyone interested in creating quality zero- or low-debt housing, reducing landfill waste, and creating stronger communities.

Jessica Kellner is the editor of Natural Home and Garden magazine and a passionate advocate of using architectural salvage to create aesthetically beautiful, low-cost housing.

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Jessica Kellner’s book comes to us in the nick of time. We need a new, more enlightened approach to housing and this book provides the roadmap. Housing Reclaimed could put a whole generation on the path to comfortable, secure sustainability. Jessica has written a beautiful and necessary book that everyone who lives under a roof should read. ― Bryan Welch, Publisher, Mother Earth News, Natural Home & Garden and the Utne Reader Author, Beautiful & Abundant: Creating the World We Want

In a time when so much of the news around housing is negative, Jessica Kellner offers an optimistic but practical approach to building a home―mortgage free! Jessica proves that, with a little creativity and a willingness to step outside the constructs of modern housing, anyone can build a dream house. ― Robyn Griggs Lawrence Author, Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House

Jessica Kellner’s book comes to us in the nick of time. We need a new, more enlightened approach to housing and this book provides the roadmap. Housing Reclaimed could put a whole generation on the path to comfortable, secure sustainability. Jessica has written a beautiful and necessary book that everyone who lives under a roof should read. — Bryan Welch, Publisher, Mother Earth News, Natural Home & Garden and the Utne Reader Author, Beautiful & Abundant: Creating the World We Want

In a time when so much of the news around housing is negative, Jessica Kellner offers an optimistic but practical approach to building a home—mortgage free! Jessica proves that, with a little creativity and a willingness to step outside the constructs of modern housing, anyone can build a dream house. — Robyn Griggs Lawrence Author, Simply Imperfect: Revisiting the Wabi-Sabi House

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About the Author

Jessica Kellner: is Editor-in-Chief of Natural Home magazine (www.NaturalHomeMagazine.com) and a passionate advocate of using architectural salvage to create high-impact, low-cost, health-conscious housing. She writes and speaks about practical, easy and inexpensive solutions for healthier and more environmentally sound homes and lifestyles, with an emphasis on the values of recycling and using reclaimed materials. Inspired by common sense ways to achieve the good life, Jessica loves living and working in the overlap between modern technology and ancient wisdom.

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Paperback: 208 pages

Publisher: New Society Publishers (October 4, 2011)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 086571696X

ISBN-13: 978-0865716964

Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 6 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,431,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

#611 in Books > Engineering & Transportation > Engineering > Reference > Architecture > Methods & Materials

#669 in Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture > Sustainability & Green Design

#1546 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Home Improvement & Design > How-to & Home Improvements > Do-It-Yourself

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Inspiration abounds!
ByReader5on April 18, 2012
Format: Paperback
If you are looking for inspiration for building with reclaimed materials, look no further. From a hand-built rock outdoor fireplace to an office crafted from a grain bin (plus a sunken Japanese soaking tub built from reclaimed redwood), this book is full of great salvage ideas. Get excited about living smaller, re-purposing materials, doing construction yourself over time and living without a mortgage with this great resource.
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Probably not what you're looking for...
Bysuzifireon December 21, 2011
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I have read numerous books on this subject & thought this one sounded like a GREAT addition to my library....NOT so much. I found that most of the sustainable home info was same old-same old...No How-to or unique new ideas. First chapter is a "look at me" chapter on "Guy & Kay"...followed by "A History Housing Finance"...A whole chapter is dedicated to a "non-profit" group in NC (where I live & have never even HEARD of them) that buys up houses that are going to be torn down & renovates them. For those of us who are looking for terrific ideas on how to build with salvage materials, this REALLY isn't what you want. I was very dissapointed. If I were you , I wouldn't waste my money...
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Great Resource!
ByXxJamesxXon February 28, 2013
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I love this book! Filled with inspirational homes and projects, as well as a big resource section organized by state.
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One Star
ByShaunon February 16, 2015
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Only meant for those who are the most Eco-centric...not a salvage enthusiasts guide.
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Three Stars
Bypoppydayson June 3, 2015
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Interesting perspective
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can't wait to read this!
Bysugarspicechemxon June 11, 2013
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I was so excited to find this book! Trying my best for a permaculture homestead. It looks very helpful. Shipped quickly. Thank you.
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