Contents
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General
| Title |
Author |
Medium |
Topic |
Library |
Description |
| Deep Green |
Micheal Pollan |
Video |
Genl/Envir |
Kl Co |
The collision between energy, climate, and how we live: can we turn our ship before it's too late? |
| Greed to Green |
David Gottfried |
Book |
Green Building |
ILL (KSC if enough interest) |
Memiors of David Gottfried, who more or less single-handledly created the US Green Building Council, then the World
Building Council. The LEED standards were developed by the USGBC. |
| Other Homes and Garbage |
Leckie et al. |
Book |
Green B, Living S. |
KSC |
"Designs for self-sufficient living". 1975, but lots of the info hasn't changed. |
Energy-efficiency
| Title |
Author |
Medium |
Topic |
Library |
Description |
| Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings |
Alex Wilson et al. |
Book |
Green Bldg |
Both |
Includes listings of efficient products. 7th and 8th editions. |
| Cooling Your Home Naturally |
EERE staff |
Pamphlet |
Living sust, Energy |
KSC |
Dollar-conserving ways to use natural cooling (shading, ventilating, barrier insulation) in your home. |
| The Efficient House Sourcebook |
Rocky Mountain Institute |
Book |
Energy; GrnBldg |
KSC |
Organizes information sources on all aspects of use of energy in the home. RMI founded by Amory Lovins. |
| Low-Cost Energy_Efficient Shelter for the Owner and Builder |
Eugene Eccli |
Book |
Green bldg |
KSC |
Covers many topics in building and renovating energy-efficient homes. Lots of details on window conversions, etc. |
Solar
| Title |
Author |
Medium |
Topic |
Library |
Description |
| Natural Solar Architecture |
David Wright |
Book |
Green bldg |
Kl Co |
Passive solar homes and other buildings by David Wright, who helped pioneer passive solar architecture. |
| The Passive Solar Energy Book |
Mazria, Edward |
Book |
Green bldg |
Both |
Calculation, siting, and design of passive structures |
| Regional Guidelines for Building Passive Solar Homes |
US Department of HUD |
Book |
Green bldg |
Both |
Charts and maps to guide siting and overall design & operation |
| The Solar Home Book |
Bruce Anderson |
Book |
Grn bldg, Energy |
KSC |
Aspects of home solar energy, for the layman and consumer. |
| The Solar House |
Chiras, Daniel D. |
Book |
Green bldg |
Both |
Design and construction |
Various alternative styles
| Title |
Author |
Medium |
Topic |
Library |
Description |
| Building Green |
Snell & Callahan |
Book |
Green bldg |
Both |
A complete how-to guide to alternative bldg methods |
| Building with Awareness #1 |
Syncronos Designs |
Video |
Green bldg |
KSC |
The construction of a straw-bale home |
| Building with Awareness #2 |
Syncronos Designs |
Video |
Green bldg |
Kl Co |
The construction of a hybrid home |
| Domebook; Domebook 2 (1971) |
Pacific Domes |
Book |
Green bldg |
KSC |
How to build & live in geodesic domes |
| Gentle Architecture (1982) |
Wells, Malcolm |
Book |
Green bldg |
KSC |
Malcolm Wells' testament on how architecture can remedy ecological problems |
| A House of Straw |
Roberts, Carolyn |
Book |
Green bldg |
KSC |
Straw-bale construction |
| Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties |
Daniel C. Beard |
Book |
Green bldg |
Kl Co |
Subtitled 'A Guide to Building Shelters in the Wilderness.' Originally published in 1915 by one of the founders of the
Boy Scouts. |
| The Straw Bale House |
Steen, Athena, et al. |
Book |
Green bldg |
Both |
Athena and Bill Steen built their own, and lived to tell the story. |
| Underground Designs |
Malcolm Wells |
Book |
Green bldg |
Kl Co |
The design and construction of earth sheltered houses -- Wells' specialty since 1964. |
Home systems
| Title |
Author |
Medium |
Topic |
Library |
Description |
| Goodbye to the Flush Toilet |
Stoner, Carol Hupping |
Book |
Envir; grn bldg |
KSC |
An early manual on composting toilets |
Miscellaneous
| Title |
Author |
Medium |
Topic |
Library |
Description |
| Add-On Solar Greenhouses & Sunspaces |
Shapiro, Andrew |
Book |
Food/Grn bldg |
KSC |
Homeowner's handbook for planning, design, construction
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| Building an Affordable House |
Ruiz, Fernando |
Book |
Green bldg |
Kl Co |
Trade secrets to high-value, low-cost construction |
| Pocket Neighborhoods |
Chapin, Ross |
Book |
Grn bldg;Land use |
Kl Co |
Creating small scale community in a large scale world |
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