The barefoot architect : a handbook for green building / by Johan van Lengen.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish Publisher: Bolinas : Shelter Publications, [2008]Copyright date: ©2008Edition: English editionDescription: 705 pages : illustrations, plans ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0936070420
- 9780936070421
- Handbook for green building
- Manual del arquitecto descalzo. English
- 720.47 23
- TH4860 .L46 2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction -- How to use this manual -- 1. Design : -- Drawings -- House form -- Spaces -- How to design a house -- Models -- Dimensions -- Environment -- Lighting -- Siting a house -- Buildings -- Settlements -- Climate -- Urban spaces -- Circulation -- Natural environment -- 2. Humid tropics : -- House shapes -- Roofs -- Structures -- Pests -- Doors and windows -- Ventilation -- Humidity -- Roads and bridges -- 3. Dry tropics : -- House shapes -- Ventilation -- Roofs -- Windows -- 4. Temperate zone : -- Climate -- Heating -- Solar collector rooms -- Heaters -- 5. Materials : -- Selecting materials -- Earth -- Ferrocement -- Sand -- Lime -- Wood -- Cactus -- Bamboo -- Sisal -- Seacrete -- 6. Construction : -- Preparation -- Using materials -- Foundations -- Walls -- Panels -- Floors -- Roofs -- Doors and windows -- Services -- Special items -- Tools -- Ecotechniques -- 7. Energy : -- Heat and motion -- Mills -- Solar heat -- Stoves -- 8. Water : -- Location -- Pumps -- Moving water -- Cisterns -- Filters -- Purification -- Irrigation -- Cooling & conservation -- 9. Sanitation : -- Equipment -- Basin -- Coban -- Drainage -- 10. Appendix : -- Materials and heat -- Measurements -- Mixtures -- Climate zones -- Angles -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
"This book on building with natural materials is the first English translation of an international best-selling construction manual. It is especially oriented to building in “underdeveloped” countries. It covers basic design, site planning, and climatic considerations; heating, cooling, water supply —treating waste, and irrigation for agriculture. Simple, basic materials — including adobe, plaster, rammed earth, wood, reinforced concrete, ferro-cement, cactus, and bamboo. Homemade water‑generated electricity, solar water heaters, wood stoves, water pumps, water distillers, and cisterns. Septic tanks, outhouses, sand filters, and composting toilets are also covered." --Publisher's website.
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