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| The
Canadian Home Builders' Association Builders' Manual
Sample Pages |
You HAVE to know the things in
this book to get the best value for your building dollar
in cold climate construction. The Canadian Home Builders'
Association has separated the wheat from the chaff and
put together a benchmark reference and how-to book for
builders. Oil quadrupled in price in 1973. People in
-40F prairie Saskatchewan were in danger of either
freezing in their houses or going broke. This led
to the development of "The Saskatchewan Conserver
House" by the Saskatchewan Research Council in 1977.
In a 12,000 degree-day climate, this house heats with
electricity for $35 per year. This building demonstrated
that air tight construction is practical and can
drastically reduce energy consumption. It turned into the
successful Canadian R-2000
program - many of its provisions have found their way
into the National Building Code of Canada. |
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| Sustainable Building Sourcebook | Based on the City of Austin's Greenbuilder Program, this is the best comprehensive online resource available today. An essential resource, also available in hardcopy form. |
| Environmental Building News | The leading periodical in the field.
Their archive
of feature articles is one of the highest quality
collections of sustainable design and construction
information on the Net. |
| Vital Signs Resource Packages | A uniquely high quality collection of resources for learning about many fundamental aspects of building performance: thermal mass, air flows, windows and shading, daylighting, etc. Located at UCal. at Berkeley Center for Environmental Design Research. |
| Life Cycle Analysis of a Residential Home in Michigan | Master's thesis by Steve Blanchard
and Peter Reppe
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| Ten
Basic Concepts for Architects and Other Building
Designers |
by Hal Levin located at Environmental Building News |
| Iris
Catalog: Green Building Books, Videos and Software
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Comprehensive! |
 Surfin' Strawbale Links |
Strawbale construction is one of the
hotbeds of the sustainable construction movement today.
Extensive annotated list of links that plugs you directly
into the scene. Want to help some monks in the New Mexico
desert build their new monastery? Check here! Solstice/CREST Keyword Search will search the entire text of the Strawbale Archive. An incredibly handy tool. |
| Natural Building Resources | One of the best introductions to all types of
alternative building. Great primer
on natural building techniques. Lots of photos,
a bibliography,
and one-stop shopping
for all the best resources. Plus hands-on tales and shots
in an online
Natural Building Colloquium that gets bigger and
better every time you turn around. (Reviewed by Mark
Piepkorn) |
| A Pattern Language | Architect Christopher Alexander's classic wholistic
design text. This book will deepen your understanding of
what a house is. |
| Indoor Air Quality, Healthy Buildings, and Breathing Walls | by John Straube and V. Acahrya. Excellent technical discussion of how different types of walls affect indoor air quality and occupant health. Interesting test results and computer modelling results. Recommended reading if you are evaluating different house construction systems. |
| Home Power Magazine | Extensive on line library of back
issues. The Feb/March '96 issue has a good article on
masonry heating systems. |
| Reusing Treated
Wastewater in Domestic Housing: The Toronto Healthy House |
by Rolf Paloheimo, Creative
Communities. The current state of the art, on a
small urban infill lot. |
| The Toilet Papers: Recycling Waste and Conserving Water | by Sim Van der Ryn 1995 edition, Ecological Design Press, $10.95 Reprint of the classic 1978 book on building composting toilets. We built a Clivus Minimus 15 years ago and love it. |
| Simplifying Waste Water Treatment by Source Separation | by Folke Günther Department of Systems Ecology, Stockholm University. Excellent paper. |
| Create an Oasis with Greywater | "Simply the best book about greywater we've ever
seen...The concise, readable format is long enough to
cover everything you need to consider and short enough to
stay interesting...." -Doug Pratt, Real Goods Renewable Energy Division |
| Greywater Systems | Great info. and supply source |
| The Dust Mite Page | If you have allergy or breathing problems in the winter and feel that your house air is too dry, check out this page before buying a humidifier. |
| Sweet's | The construction industry's primary source of building information |
| Energy Design Tools | Free software allows you to predict the performance of your passive solar design. |
| Radiant Flooring Primer | located at Energy Source Builder, a quality resource. |
| CMHC Housing Information Centre | Canadian government source of housing research information. World leaders in indoor air quality, airtightness, house-as-a-system issues |
| Fine Homebuilding links list | Comprehensive set of links to building industry products and sites |
Richard Kadulski
Architect (email link)Henry
Yorke Mann
- Setting Tile
by Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne knows more about the hands-on and theory of tile than just about anybody. Better yet, he knows how to communicate. One of the best masonry books I've ever read - I learned a lot from it, and I've been a mason for 30 years.- Ceramic Houses & Earth Architecture - How to Build Your Own
- by Nader Khalilil
- "This is an extraordinary work. Though very much the personal expression of an impassioned visionary, Ceramic Houses is full of experiential advice, technical guidance, and encouragement to those who would join the author in his search for cheap, durable, attainable housing for much of the world." - Fine Homebuilding
Articles and Research by David Moore, P.E.- Great information site by the strawbale listserver's resident lime afficionado
- Earth Materials
- A very extensive, first rate resource brought to you by The Sustainable Building Sourcebook
- Concrete Countertops
Detailed step-by-step instructions. The rest of the site is worth a look as well.- Construction with Surface Bonding
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 374 (1974). Located on our server.
(Adobe Acrobat 3.0 PDF format, requires free Adobe Acrobat plugin)- U.S. Heritage Group Inc.
Mission: eliminate the use of inappropriate mortar, stucco, and patching materials on historic buildings. Educate architects, masonry contractors, building owners, and government agencies in using traditional materials and methods to preserve and restore our masonry heritage.- Proof-of-Concept: Development and Testing of
- The Biocrete House Construction System
- It has been shown that the Bioblock process can readily produce complete house walls of ample structural capabilities even using sub-optimal wood particle shapes and qualities. Located on this server.
- FerroCement News Group
Learn more about this synergistic material.- Cast Earth
- Interesting new technology. If it works as advertised, it will revolutionize adobe and rammed earth construction. See story in March 1997 issue of Fine Homebuilding.
- The Cob Cottage Company
- Earth is probably still the world's commonest building material. Cob building uses hands and feet to form lumps of earth mixed with sand and straw, a sensory and aesthetic experience similar to sculpting with clay.
- Harald Boehm
- Stone sculptor in Venice. Catch his current exhibit. Has a link to this site.
- Buckley Rumford Co.
Very extensive information on Rumford fireplaces. Useful masonry industry links.- Pumice-crete Building Systems of New Mexico
- Alternative Building Methods working toward a sustainable, energy-independent, and resource efficient society. These guys are the experts in pumice-crete.
- Autoclaved Aerated Concrete located at Environmental Building News
- E. W. Evans, Brick Layer & Plasterer
- "My parents were slaves on the plantation of John H. Hill, a slave owner in Madison, Georgia". Fascinating interview done as part of the WPA project during the Great Depression.
- View the Latest Images
- from masonry heater combustion testing at Lopez Labs
- All About Woodsmoke
- Excellent article by John Gulland. Recommended.
A Simple Test Can Spot Carbon Monoxide Danger
- located at Energy Source Builder
- Reducing Wood Stove Smoke: A Burning Issue
- In-depth article from the British Columbia Ministry of the Environment
- Burning Issues
A website dedicated to the elimination of woodburning. They could gain a lot of credibility by being dedicated to the elimination of dirty woodburning instead. Very comprehensive bibliography and resource list on health effects of woodsmoke. Worth a visit.- OMNI Environmental Services, Inc.
- Premier private industry test lab, Portland Oregon
- Lopez Labs Archives
- Technical papers on masonry heater emissions R&D
- Cookstoves for the Developing World
- Traditional wood, charcoal and coal stoves are used in hundreds of millions of homes. Their redesign can have a dramatic effect on energy usage, the environment and community health.
U.S. Dep't of Energy:
Renewable Energy Technology Characterizations:
Direct Fired Biomass
Excellent technical paper giving an overview of making electricity from wood. 84Kb .pdf file
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