Natural Building & Eco- Remodeling,
For all who choose to create a better living environment!
Lime in Building, Jane Schofield, Best little book on making & using lime
Eco Nest by Paula Baker-Laporte & Robert Laporte Light straw clay and Japanese Timber Framing
Oasis with Greywater by Art Ludwig
Build your owe Earth Ovens By Kiko Denzer and Hannah Field.
The Bread Builders book Masonry Ovens, Alan Scott and Daniel Wing
Rocket Mass Heaters, Superefficient wood stoves by Ianto Evans and Leslie Jackson, High thermal mass heaters for small spaces.
Clay Culture: Plasters, Paints, and Preservation by Carle Crews, The newest book on Clay plasters and paints. 2010
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, and Construction by Christopher Alexander, Oxford University Press 1977, ISBN: 0-19-501919-9
The Hand-Sculpted House by Ianto Evans, Michael G. Smith,& Linda Smiley, Chelsea Green Publishing 2002
Currents of Death by Paul Brodeur, Simon & Schuster 1989, ISBN:0-671-67845-0
Building With The Breath Of Life by Tom Bender AIA , Fire River Press 2000, ISBN: 0-9675089-1-6
Nontoxic, Natural, & Earthwise by Debra Lynn Dadd, Jeremy Tarcher, Inc. 1990, ISBN: 0-87477-584-1
Places of the Soul by Christopher Day, Aquarian /Thorsons 1990/1993 paperback, ISBN: 1-85538-305-5
The Rammed Earth House by David Easton, Chelsea Green Publishing Co. 1996, ISBN: 0-930031-79-2
The Green Home by Wayne Grady, Camden House Publishing 1993, ISBN: 0-921820-69-0
The Passive Solar House by James Kachadorian, Chelsea Green Publishing Co. May 1997, ISBN: 0-930031-97-0
Buildings of Earth and Straw by Bruce King, P.E., Chelsea Green Publishing Co. 1996, ISBN: 0-9644718-1-7
The Temple in the House by Anthony Lawlor, AIA, G. P. Putnam’s Sons 1994, ISBN: 0-87477-777-1
Sacred Geometry by Robert Lawlor, Thames & Hudson, Ltd 1982, ISBN:0-500-81030-3
Sacred Architecture by A. T. Mann, Element Books Ltd. 1993, ISBN: 1-85230-391-3
By Nature’s Design by Exploratorium (Pat Murphy-text; Wm Neill-photos; Diane Ackerman-foreword), Chronicle Books 1993, ISBN: 0-8118-0444-5
In the Arts & Crafts Style by Barbara Mayer, Chronicle Books 1993, ISBN: 0-8118-0202-7
The Passive Solar Energy Book by Edward Mazria, Rodale Press 1979, ISBN: 0-87857-260-0 or 0-87857-237-6 paperback
Build it with Bales by Matts Myhrman & Steve .O. MacDonald, Out on Bale 3rd printing Sept 1998, ISBN:0-9642821-1-9
Earth to Spirit by David Pearson, Chronicle Books 1994ISBN: 0-8118-0702-9 or 0-8118-0731-2 paperback
The Natural House Book by David Pearson, Simon & Schuster Inc. 1989, ISBN: 0-671-66634-7 or 0-671-66635-5 paper
Earthship by Michael Reynolds, Solar Survival Press 1993, ISBN: 0-9626767-2-1
The Straw Bale House by Steen, Steen, & Bainbridge, Chelsea Green Publishing 1994, ISBN: 0-930031-71-7
The Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka, Taunton Books & Videos 1998, ISBN: 1- 56158-130-5
Healing Environments by Carol Venolia, Celestial Arts 1988, ISBN: 0-89087-497-2
Paradise Found by Melba Levick & Stanley Young, Chronicle Books 1995, ISBN: 0-8118-0687-1
My House Is Killing Me By Jeffery C. May, John Hopkins 2001 , ISBN: 0-8018-6730-4
Builder’s Guide To Mixed Climates By Joseph Lstiburek, P. Eng, Taunton Press 2000 , ISBN: 1-56158-375-8
Your Natural Home by Janet Marinelli & Paul Bierman-Lytle, Little, Brown 1995, ISBN: 0-316-09302-5
Prescriptions for a healthy House by Paula Baker, AIA Erica Elliott, MD & John Banta
Baker Elliott Banta 1998, ISBN: 1-56690-355-6
Living Homes Sustainable Architecture & Design by Suzi Moore Mcgregor & Nora Burba Trulsson, Chronicle Book LLC 2001, ISBN: 0-8118-2469-1
The New Cottage Home by Jim Tolpin,Taunton Press 1998, ISBN: 1-56158-229-8
Solar Architecture in Europe by Commission of the European Communities, Prism Press 1991, ISBN: 1-85327-073-3
Creating the Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka, Taunton Press 2001, ISBN: 1-56158-605-6
The Integral Urban House by Helga & Bill Olkowski, Tom Javits& the Farallones Int. staff. Intro. By Sim Van der Ryn, Sierra Club Books 1979, ISBN: 0-87156-213-8
Home for the Soul by Anthony Lawlor, Potter Publishing 1997, ISBN 0-517-70400-5
A place in the Sun by John Schaeffer & the design & construction team, Chelsea Green 1997, ISBN: 0-89013-201-2
The New Independent Home by Michael Potts, Chelsea Green 1999, ISBN: 10890132-14-4