Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable Underground Home (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series (4))
by Roy, Rob
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- ISBN 10
- 0865715211
- ISBN 13
- 9780865715219
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Synopsis
An earth-sheltered, earth-roofed home has the least impact upon the land of all housing styles, leaving almost zero footprint on the planet. Earth-Sheltered Houses is a practical guide for those who want to build their own underground home at moderate cost. It describes the benefits of sheltering a home with earth, including the added comfort and energy efficiency from the moderating influence of the earth on the home's temperature (keeping it warm in the winter and cool in the summer), along with the benefits of low maintenance and the protection against fire, sound, earthquake, and storm afforded by the earth. Extra benefits from adding an earth or other living roof option include greater longevity of the roof substrate, fine aesthetics, and environmental harmony.
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- Bookseller
- GridFreed LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Q-0865715211
- Title
- Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable Underground Home (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series (4))
- Author
- Roy, Rob
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0865715211
- ISBN 13
- 9780865715219
- Publisher
- New Society Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Gabriola Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Date Published
- 2006-04-03