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Straw Bale Construction

Earthen Techniques
Using Wood & Bamboo
Permaculture
Other Materials & Techniques
Natural & Healthy Living


Straw Bale Construction
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>> The New Strawbale Home
 Visit The New SB Home Photo Gallery

 190 pages; $39  
>> Build It With Bales
*****OUT OF PRINT*****
 145 pages; $29  
>> The Straw Bale House 336 pages; $29  
>> The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes 115 pages; $22  
>> Small Strawbale- Natural Homes, Projects and Design 201 pages; $30  
>> The Straw Bale Solution video; $25  
>> More Straw Bale Building:
A Complete Guide to Designing and Building with Straw		 277 pages; $32  
>> Serious Straw Bale:
A Home Construction Guide for All Climates		 371 pages; $29  
>> Building with Straw, Vol. 1:
A Straw Bale Workshop		 video; $19  
>> Building with Straw, Vol. 2:
A Straw Bale Home Tour		 video; $22  
>> Building with Straw, Vol. 3:
Straw Bale Code Testing		 video; $29  
>> SPECIAL OFFER:
Building with Straw Video Set		 All 3 videos; $59
 
>> How to Build your Elegant Home with Straw Bales video + manual; $45  
>> Building With Awareness
The Construction of a Hybrid Home		 DVD; $35  
>> Straw Bale Home Plans 15 pages; $07  
>> Straw Bale Details 59 pages; $29  
>> The Building Official's Guide to Straw Bale Construction 83 pages; $39  
>> Straw Bale Construction Details:
A Sourcebook		 37 pages; $22  
>> Buildings of Earth and Straw: Structural Design for Rammed Earth and Straw-Bale Architecture 169 pages; $24  
>> CASBA International Straw Bale Conference Video:
Set 1, Panel Discussions		 2-video set; $29  
>> CASBA International Straw Bale Conference Video:
Set 2, International Presentations		 2-video set; $29  
>> CASBA International Straw Bale Conference Video:
Set 3, Technical Presentations		 2-video set; $29  
>> SPECIAL OFFER:
CASBA International Straw Bale Conference Video Set		 All 6 videos; $75  
>> Earth Plasters for Straw Bale Homes *****OUT OF PRINT***** 54 pages; $15  
>> How to Build Straw Bale Landscape & Privacy Walls 21 pages; $15  
>> The Last Straw Journal
#14, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40.		 40 pages; $7/each
4-issues or more $5/each		  

Earthen Techniques
(cob, straw-clay, rammed earth, plasters & floors & ovens..)
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  >> Spectacular Vernacular:
The Adobe Tradition		 196 pages; $39  
>> Built by Hand 480 pages; $45  
>> Wonderful Houses Around The World
Come along with photographer Yoshio Komatsu and visit children in ten different countries of the world		 43 pages; $9  
>> The Natural Plaster Book 250 pages; $29  
>> Earthbag Building 257 pages; $30  
>> Adobe Houses for Today:
Flexible Plans for Your Adobe Homes
 198 pages; $20  
>> The Cobber's Companion 134 pages; $16  
>> The Hand-Sculpted House 346 pages; $35  
>> Building With the Earth:
Oregon's Cob Cottage Company		 video; $15  
>> The Rammed Earth House 224 pages; $29  
>> Buildings of Earth and Straw 169 pages; $24  
>> Earth Plasters for Straw Bale Homes 54 pages; $15  
>> Earthen Floors Currently out of print. New version coming up soon. 30 pages; $10  
>> Rocket Stoves
To Heat Cob Buildings: How to build a super efficient wood fired heater 		xx pages; $15  
>> Build Your Own Earth Oven:
A low-cost, wood-fired mud oven; simple sourdough bread; perfect loaves		 113 pages; $15  

Using Wood & Bamboo
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  >> A Timber Framer's Workshop:
Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames		 253 pages; $29  
>> Cordwood Masonry Housebuilding:
The Earthwood Method		 255 pages; $22  
>> Basic Cordwood Masonry Techniques video; $35  
>> Cordwood Homes video; $29  
>> The Book of Masonry Stoves:
Rediscovering an Old Way of Warming		 192 pages; $25  
>> The Book of Bamboo 320 pages; $25  
>> Grow Your Own House:
Simon Velez and Bamboo Architecture		 255 pages; $39  
>> How to Build With Bamboo:
19 Projects You Can Do at Home		 94 pages; $16  
>> Bamboo Style 176 pages; $20  
>> The Gardener's Guide to Growing Temperate Bamboos 159 pages; $20  

Permaculture
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  >> Introduction to Permaculture 198 pages; $31  
>> Urban Permaculture video; $16  
>> Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands volume1:
Guiding Principles to Welcome Rain Into Your Life and Landscape		 200 pages; $25  
>> Gaia's Garden:
A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture		 222 pages; $25  
>> The Gardener's Guide to Growing Temperate Bamboos 159 pages; $20  
>> Liquid Gold
The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants		   $15  
>> The Humanure Handbook:
A Guide to Composting Human Manure		 302 pages; $19  
>> Farming with Nature:
A Case Study of Successful Temperate Permaculture		 video; $25  
>> Aquaculture:
The Synergy of Land and Water		 video; $25  

>> Terraces & Raised Beds

 video; $25  
>> SPECIAL OFFER:
Get three videos - Farming with Nature, Aquaculture and Terraces & Raised Bed		 3-video set; $66  
>> Solviva:
How to Grow $500,000 on One Acre & Peace on Earth		 220 pages; $33  
>> The Art of Japanese Garden:
Designing & Making Your Own Peaceful Space		 141pages; $20  
>> The Complete Pond Builder:
*** 		144pages; $18  
>> Create an Oasis with Greywater:
Choosing, Building and Using Greywater Systems		 51 pages; $15  
>> Branched Drain Greywater Systems:
A Supplement to Create an Oasis with Greywater		 50 pages; $15  
>> Builder's Greywater Guide:
Installation of Greywater Systems in New Constructions and Remodeling		 49 pages; $15  
>> SPECIAL OFFER:
Get three books - Create an Oasis with Greywater, Branched Drain Greywater Systems and Builder's Greywater Guide		 3-book set; $39  

Other Materials & Techniques
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  >> Mortgage-FREE:
Radical Strategies for Home Ownership		 353 pages; $25  
>> Econest:
Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries of Clay, Straw and Timber		 128 pages; $25  
>> The Natural House:
A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environmental Homes		 468 pages; $35  
>> Creative Country Construction:
Building and living in harmony with nature		 288 pages; $20  
>> Italian Plaster Techniques 160 pages; $18  
>> Alternative Construction:
Contemporary Natural Building Methods		 392 pages; $59  

>> The Art of Natural Building
 Visit The ANB Photo Gallery

291 pages; $25  
>> A Shelter Sketchbook 168 pages; $19  
>> The New Independent Home 392 pages; $29  
>> The Slate Roof Bible:
Understanding, Installing and Restoring the World's Finest Roof		 316 pages; $40
>> Building With Vision:
Optimizing & Finding Alternatives to Wood		 136 pages; $18
>> The Earth-Sheltered House:
An Architect's Sketchbook		 192 pages; $25  
>> You Can Build the Best Hot Tub Ever! 54 pages; $15  

Natural & Healthy Living
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  >> Prescriptions for a Healthy House
A Practical Guide for Architects, Builders, and Homeowners		 259 pages; $27  
>> Green Building Products
The Green Spec Guide to Residential Building Materials		 306 pages; $35  
>> Better Basics for The Home
Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living		 339 pages; $19  

>> Creating Life Together

 250 pages; $22 &nbs