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Healthy Construction Guidelines
Edited by Christi Graham and Marc RichmondOur Guidelines enable you and your builder to construct (or remodel) your home using the highest quality and most durable non-toxic materials available. Formatted to match the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) guidelines, it explains the health concerns inherent in many conventional building materials, specifies where they are used in the construction process and recommends the very best non-toxic alternatives available today. It provides the contact information for all the manufacturers and distributors of these products, and explains special healthy building techniques.
Paperback
Price: $39.00
Prescriptions for a Healthy House
By Paula Baker-Laport, Erica Elliot, and John Banta (New Society Publishers, 2001).
This is an invaluable guide for any homeowner, architect or builder. Prescriptions takes the mystery out of healthy house building by walking you through the construction process. It explains why standard building practices are not helpful, what to do differently and how to obtain alternatåive materials and expertise. Highly recommended!
Paperback
Price: $29.95
GreenSpec Directory
Edited By: Alex Wilson, Nadav Malin and Mark Piepkorn
Guideline Specifications By: Larry Strain, AIA
Arguably the single best resource for green residential and commercial building, the 6th edition of GreenSpec Directory includes information on more than 2,000 green building products carefully screened by the editors of Environmental Building News. Organized according to the 16-division CSI MasterFormat system, directory listings cover more than 250 categories--from access flooring to zero-VOC paints. Included are product descriptions, environmental characteristics and considerations, and manufacturer contact information with Internet addresses. More than 300 changes have been made since the 5th edition, and all have been verified and up-dated based on new tighter criteria.
Also included in the GreenSpec Directory are guideline specifications on selecting and using environmentally-conscious products and systems.
GreenSpec has no advertising, nor is it sponsored by any industry or manufacturer fees. You get unbiased, reliable product information you can trust. You can also save hundreds of hours of research time.Paperback
Price: $89.00
Green Building Products
Edited by Alex Wilson and Mark Piepkorn
Forward by Sarah Susanka
A comprehensive directory of green building products specifically for home building and remodeling. It features more than 1,400 descriptive listings and 250 photos for products from ag-fiber panels to zero-VOC paints. All phases of residential construction are covered, from sitework to flooring to renewable energy. Products are grouped logically by function, and each chapter begins with a discussion of key environmental considerations and what to look for in a green product.
Green Building Products is a more user-friendly version of the GreenSpec Directory. It is focused on residential building, and does not include the guideline specifications. Like the GreenSpec Directory, it has no advertising, nor is it sponsored by any industry or manufacturer fees, so you get unbiased information you can trust.
Price: $34.95
Green Building
Featuring David Johnston and Marc Richmond
Are you a building professional interested in expanding your business to include green and healthy building? Did you miss the live version of this cutting-edge seminar? Now you can view seven hours of valuable, compelling green building lectures with upgraded graphics and audience participation at your leisure. This four-part class includes comprehensive sections on energy efficiency, resource conservation and indoor air quality - with a special section on mold issues. Plus a personal introduction by Johnston and links to helpful Web resources.
4-DVD Set
Download QuickTime
Price: $99.95
Building Better Homes
Building Better Homes is a first-of-its-kind interactive educational program based on the whole-house systems approach to home construction. This comprehensive 3-CD program takes builders, architects, remodelers and subcontractors through the process of building a higher performing home that is more durable, energy efficient, safer, healthier and more affordable to own and maintain.
Content is not based on theory. Building Better Homes chronicles the actual construction and performance of an entire home as well as documents actual hands-on installation steps for key building components and systems. It is designed to bridge the gap between excellent building products, basic building science and proper field installation. It presents building science basics and best practices supported by real on-camera product installation demonstrations and detailed graphic illustrations. It also also incorporates cross-climate zone detailing.
Topics covered include site planning, design, envelope and structure, windows and doors, mechanical heating, cooling and ventilation, indoor environments, moisture control, and sustainable design and building products.
Interactive 3-CD Set
Price: $395.00
Green Remodeling
By David Johnston and Kim Master
Renovations can be fraught with unintended consequences like indoor air pollution. How do you remodel in a healthy, environmentally friendly way? Green Remodeling is a comprehensive guide. It first points out the advantages of remodeling. The book then discusses simple green renovation solutions for homeowners, focusing on key aspects of the building including foundations, framing, plumbing, windows, heating and finishes. Room by room, it outlines the intricate connections that make the house work as a system.
Paperback
Price: $29.95
Homes That Heal
By Athena Thompson
A passionate examination of our built environment and the alarming impact todays chemically polluted world is having on the health of present and future generations, Homes that Heal is easy-to-read, solutions-oriented, and humorous, full of stories and advice that empower families to take back their health on a daily basis.
Paperback
Price: $26.95
Cold Climate
By: Joe Lstiburek and Betsy Pettit
The North American Cold Climate, edition of the EEBA Builders Guide is augmented to provide the building industry with the latest and best practical information on how to apply building science principles to structures as systems in colder regions.
A concise, graphically rich technical manual, it contains over 150 detailed illustrations showing the latest details and techniques to effectively implement energy and resource efficient residential construction with revised sections on: Foundations, Walls, Roofs and an expanded discussion of Vapor Barriers, Additional Appendixes PLUS a newly added Glossary of Terms. EEBAs new guide embodies much of what is now known about building homes that are affordable, durable, energy efficient, healthy, safe, comfortable and environmentally responsible.
Revised 2004. Paperback
Price: $45.00
Hot-Dry / Mixed-Dry Climate
By: Joe Lstiburek and Betsy Pettit
The North American Hot-Dry Climate Builders Guide now provides the building industry with the latest and best practical information on how to apply building science principles to structures as systems with revised sections on: Foundations, Walls, Roofs and an expanded discussion of Vapor Barriers, Additional Appendixes PLUS a newly added Glossary of Terms.
Revised 2004. Paperback
Price: $45.00
Mixed-Humid Climate
By: Joe Lstiburek and Betsy Pettit
The North American Mixed Climate Builders Guide now provides the building industry with the latest and best practical information on how to apply building science principles to structures as systems in mixed-humid temperate climate regions.
Revised 2001. Paperback
Price: $45.00
Hot / Humid Climates
By: Joe Lstiburek and Betsy Pettit
The Builders Guide will provide the building industry with the latest and best practical information on how to apply building science principles to structures as systems in hot-humid climate regions.
New Revision Due Soon! Paperback
Price: $45.00
Building An Affordable House
By: Fernando Pages Ruiz
If you are a builder, developer, or homeowner intent on getting the most from your new home construction or remodel budget, you need Building An Affordable House. This book gives you the insider techniques used every day by the best homebuilders in the country to save thousands of dollars on the cost of every home they build.
Fernando Pages Ruiz is a builder with nearly 30 years experience designing and building high-quality, affordable homes. He is a regular contributor to Fine Homebuilding magazine and hosts a weekly radio show on home building and maintenance issues.
Price: $24.95
The Not So Big House
By Sarah Susanka, FAIA
The insightful book by best selling author and architect Sarah Susanka that started a national dialogue. The Not So Big House is designed to help you build better, not bigger.
Paperback
Price: $22.95
Home By Design
By Sarah Susanka, FAIA
Using examples from some of the countries best designed homes, Sarah Susanka presents 27 key concepts that can be applied to any home. As with her other best selling books, Home By Design emphasizes quality over quantity.
Hard Cover
Price: $35.00
Inside the Not So Big House
By: Sarah Susanka and Marc Vassallo
Best-selling author Sarah Susanka and architectural design writer Marc Vassallo focus on the tangible and sometimes intangible details that bring an otherwise ordinary home to life. The 23 homes featured here illustrate exceptional attention to detail. Each offers inspiration for those building or remodeling to transform your home into an expression of all that is important to you.Hardcover
Price: $34.95
Outside the Not So Big House
By: Julie Moir Messervy and Sarah Susanka
In their new book, Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home, celebrated authors Julie Moir Messervy and Sarah Susanka show homeowners and professionals how to break down design barriers between the home and its surroundings to create a unified design - the landscape of home. This groundbreaking approach extends the experience of home beyond four walls and into the landscape.
This book is not about landscaping or gardening. It’s about the transitions and connections between the inside of a house and the outside. Just as the inside of a house is a sequence of places for the experiences of daily life, so the outside continues this sequence. Whatever the size of your property, the ideas contained herein will help to make your house and garden two parts of a singular whole.
Signed Hardcover Copy
Price: $34.95
Creating the Not So Big House
By Sarah Susanka, FAIA
Creating the Not So Big House is a blueprint in action. Focusing on key design strategies such as visual weight, layering, and framed openings, Sarah Susanka takes an up-close look at 25 houses designed according to Not So Big principles. Whether new or remodeled, these one-of-a-kind homes provide all the inspiration you need to create your own Not So Big House.
Paperback
Price: $24.95
Not So Big Solutions
By Sarah Susanka, FAIA
Following in the footsteps of her first two influential works, Not So Big Solutions for Your Home provides over 30 design solutions originally featured in Taunton’s Fine Homebuilding magazine. Ranging from selecting the site for a new home to figuring out where to put the afternoon mail, Susankas new book helps you find practical, hands-on solutions to transform your living space.
Paperback
Price: $22.95
The Farmhouse
By Jean Larson
Jean Larson, the architect of our Field of Dreams home, has written a new book dedicated to the American farmhouse. This remarkable collection of 20 new and remodeled farmhouses celebrates the best American farmhouses built in the past five years. Over 300 photographs beautifully illustrate these homes, and the accompanying site and floor plans, historical sidebars, and up-close details add depth to this rich collection.
Hard Cover
Price: $32.00
The Cabin
By Susan E. Davis and Dale Mulfinger
Susan Davis and Dale Mulfinger have created this one-of-a-kind book. In it you will discover an amazing array of design styles and materials -- from sticks and stones to sheet metal and glass. You'll find 37 inspirational cabins from all over the country showing how people are building, reclaiming and transforming this unique American dwelling. The Cabin celebrates the appeal of this unique form or retreat, providing inspiration and practical ideas for realizing your own cabin dream.
Paperback
Price: $24.95
The Getaway Home
By Dale Mulfinger
Dale Mulfinger, best-selling author of The Cabin, invites us into 24 remarkable houses designed and built for the pursuit of recreation. Organized according to four distinct outdoor settings -- on the plains and in the hills, along the coast, in the mountains, and by lakes -- The Getaway Home illuminates design requirements dictated by activities, environment, and site. Dale is also the architect of our Rustic Retreat, Wild Rice, and Family Tradition homes.
Hard Cover
Price: $30.00
The Wabi-Sabi House
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence
Simply put, wabi-sabi is the marriage of the Japanese wabi, meaning humble, and sabi, which connotes beauty in the natural progression of time. Together, the phrase invites us to set aside our pursuit of perfection and learn to appreciate the simple, unaffected beauty of things as they are. It is not a decorating style, per se, but a mind-set.
Paperback
Price: $25.00
Building Biology Home Study Course
Building Biology Home Study Course
This in-depth home study course by the International Institute for Bau-Biologie and Ecology provides detailed healthy building information helpful for builders and homeowners interested in learning more about safe buildings. Course includes master course binder, The New Natural House book, instructional video, gauss meter (to measure electromagnetic fields), assistance from the Institute and a certificate upon completion.
Price: $395.00
Home Blueprints & Vellums
Blueprints and vellums are available for all homes featured in the
Portfolio and include detailed floor plans, cross sections, foundation
plans, interior and exterior elevations, and our Healthy Building
Specifications. Vellums are helpful if you require minor changes
to the design or multiple copies.
