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  .: Reference :. Webscavengers.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A house generally has at least one entrance, usually in the form of a door or a portal, and may have any number of windows or none at all.
Popular modern house construction techniques include light-frame construction in areas with access to supplies of wood, and adobe or sometimes rammed-earth construction in arid regions with scarce wood resources.
Examples of these are cordwood construction, strawbale construction, and geodesic domes.
www.webscavengers.net /modules/tinyd0/rewrite/wikipedia/h/ho/house.html   (945 words)

  
 CREATING COMMUNITY
The Sustainable Home/Office, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a home/office that was constructed under the concept of "ecotecture," which focuses on natural dynamics, healthy materials, biological principles, human ergonomics, cultural respect and compassionate understanding for the planet and all living creatures.
Northside Strawbale Project is a non-profit project in Missoula, Montana to develop two strawbale homes that achieve both affordability and resource efficiency.
Construction practices and materials chosen resulted in a total waste volume reduction of 15 percent, use of 43 percent less landfill space and financial savings of 55 percent.
www.greatdreams.com /commune.htm   (7749 words)

  
 Green Design / Sustainable Architecture Resources
WasteSpec: model specifications for construction waste reduction, reuse, and recycling / prepared by Triangle J Council of Governments.
Coverage includes urbanization, public health, landscape, soils, construction, pollution, resources and materials, waste, the artificial water cycle, and the internal environment.
Includes building design, construction, and operation, provides tools, action steps, and other resources that improve buildings' environmental performance reducing costs and negative health impacts.
www.lib.berkeley.edu /ENVI/GreenAll.html   (5371 words)

  
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Welcome to one of the biggest construction sites on the Internet - with thousands of pages of information on construction, pyramid construction and much more!
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Enhancements to the 15-year-old lighting system for the Louvre pyramid bring new sparkle to an iconic structure.
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 building materials & process   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Quantitative criteria for the selection and stabilisation of soils for rammed earth wall construction,
A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of the Built Environment University of New South Wales by Van Stephan Burroughs 2001
Surfin' Strawbale - The source for strawbale construction links
www.globalcircle.net /buildingmaterials.htm   (396 words)

  
 Leonard Jones Biography
-- If there ever was a "guru" on the subject of adobe and rammed earth construction, the late architect Paul "Buzz" McHenry would have qualified.
-- King's book covers a variety of structural and seismic design subjects with respect to rammed earth and strawbale construction.
This book contains a good deal of useful information, but it is not recommended for readers who lack background in engineering, architecture, or construction.
www.buildwithearth.com /rammedearth.html   (605 words)

  
 Shell Lake State Bank | Resources
Home Power - this is a magazine dedicated to alternative energy use in home building
Strawbale Homes - information, design and builder link listing for strawbale home construction
Surfin' Strawbale - Masonry Heater Association of America page on strawbale home design
www.shelllakestatebank.com /resources.htm   (257 words)

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