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Chargement... Manuel de construction écologique : Torchis, bottes de paille, bois cordé, ossature bois légère, enduits de terre, toit végétalisépar Clarke Snell, Tim Callahan
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Clarke Snell and Timothy L. Callahan, whose popular Good House Book helped environmentally-minded readers create an earth-friendly home, have returned with a photo-packed, amazingly complete, start-to-finish guide to "green" housebuilding. This absolutely groundbreaking manual doesn't just talk about eco-friendly building techniques, but actually shows every step! More than 1,200 close-up photographs, along with in-depth descriptions, follow the real construction of an alternative house from site selection to the addition of final-touch interior details. Co-authors Clarke Snell and Timothy Callahan (a professional builder and contractor) provide thorough discussions of the fundamental concepts of construction, substitutes for conventional approaches, and planning a home that's not only comfortable and beautiful, but environmentally responsible. Then, they roll up their sleeves and get to work assembling a guest house that incorporates four different alternative building methods: straw bale, cob, cordwood, and modified stick frame. The images show every move: how the site is cleared, the basic structure put together, the cob wall sculpted, the bales and cordwood stacked, a living roof created, and more. Most important, the manual conveys real-world challenges and processes, and offers dozens of sidebars with invaluable advice. It's head and shoulders above all others in the field. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The book is mostly about design and problem-solving principles that could apply to any thoughtfully sited and well-built house. There are lots of step-by-step instructions, but they're there to illustrate principles rather than teach you every possible building technique. The authors are also super-pragmatic about their use of natural building techniques and warn you against jumping on the eco bandwagon for no reason.
In fact, I decided that if we end up building our dream house, we're not likely to use any of these techniques (with the exception of lath and plaster on a stick frame). I will probably seek out another title that discusses eco-friendly stick houses in more depth, but I'm glad that I started with this book to orient me. ( )