Living Homes: Integrated Design & Construction
The house of your dreams does not have to be expensive. Living Homes takes you through the planning process to design an energy- and resource-efficient home that won't break the bank. Then, from the footings on up to the roof, author Thomas J. Elpel guides you through the nuts and bolts of slipform stone masonary, tilt-up stone walls, log home construction, building with straw bales, terra tile floors, concrete countertops, windows and doors, solar water systems, masonry heaters, framing, plumbing, greywater, septic systems, swamp filters, painting, and much more.
- Author
- Thomas J. Elpel
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 233
- Publisher
- HOPS Press
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781892784186
- Release date
- 2005
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