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Product Identifiers

PublisherGreen Pharmacy Building Press

ISBN-100976491117

ISBN-139780976491118

eBay Product ID (ePID)57165014

Product Key Features

Book TitleDesign of Straw Bale Buildings : the State of the Art

Number of Pages260 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicStructural, General, Sustainability & Green Design

IllustratorYes

GenreHouse & Home, Technology & Engineering, Architecture

AuthorBruce King

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight28.2 Oz

Item Length10.8 in

Item Width8.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-299418

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Bruce King's previous books have become essential references, and I am sure this well-structured volume will become the standard reference of straw bale construction." -Hugh Morris, Senior Tutor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand, "Bruce King's previous books have become essential references, and I am sure this well-structured volume will become the standard reference of straw bale construction." --Hugh Morris, Senior Tutor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand, Bruce Kings previous books have become essential references, and I am sure this well-structured volume will become the standard reference of straw bale construction.Hugh Morris, Senior Tutor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland, New Zealand, "Anyone who is considering the design and construction of a straw bale building would be wise to read this book first." --Richard Okawa, P.E. Vice President of International Services, International Code Council (ICC), Whittier, California, "This authoritative source of information on the technology of straw bale building is long overdue, and raises both the art and science of low impact building to a new level." --Tom Woolley, Professor of Architecture Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, author of Natural Building and The Green Building Handbook, "This authoritative source of information on the technology of straw bale building is long overdue, and raises both the art and science of low impact building to a new level." -Tom Woolley, Professor of Architecture Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, author of Natural Building and The Green Building Handbook, This authoritative source of information on the technology of straw bale building is long overdue, and raises both the art and science of low impact building to a new level.Tom Woolley, Professor of Architecture Queens University, Belfast, Ireland, author of "Natural Building and The Green Building Handbook", "Anyone who is considering the design and construction of a straw bale building would be wise to read this book first." -Richard Okawa, P.E. Vice President of International Services, International Code Council (ICC), Whittier, California, Anyone who is considering the design and construction of a straw bale building would be wise to read this book first.Richard Okawa, P.E. Vice President of International Services, International Code Council (ICC), Whittier, California, "This authoritative source of information on the technology of straw bale building is long overdue, and raises both the art and science of low impact building to a new level." -Tom Woolley, Professor of Architecture Queen's University, Belfast, Ireland, author ofNatural Building and The Green Building Handbook

Dewey Decimal693.997

SynopsisFor the first time, a design manual for practicing professionals, drawing on the collective experience of the most senior and respected figures in the rapidly-emerging field of straw bale construction. This is the only book that provides truly useful information to architects, engineers, building officials and builders who want to design intelligently with plastered straw bales., For the first time, a design manual for practicing professionals, as well as teachers, is made available, drawing on the collective experience of the most senior and respected figures in the rapidly-emerging field of straw bale construction. This is the only book that provides truly useful information to architects, engineers, building officials and builders who want to design intelligently with plastered straw bales.

LC Classification NumberTH4818.S77K55 2006