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	Green Remodeling Changing the World One Room at a Time By David Johnston and Kim Master	Details
	Green Remodeling is a comprehensive guide. It first points out the advantages of remodeling. Buildings are responsible for 40% of worldwide energy flow and material use; so how you remodel can make a difference.

	Adobe Details by Karen Witynski & Joe P. Carr	Details
	In their fourth book, authors/designers Karen Witynski and Joe Carr forage through the American Southwest and mountains of Mexico in search of the furnishings, accents and architectural elements that reveal its time-honored beauty and character.

	Log Construction Manual Robert W. Chambers	Details
	This book tells you what you need to know to build your own log home and also reveals the deep rhythms and patterns of log construction. Author Robert Chambers shows how to take naturally shaped, tapered, round logs and scribe-fit them one to another so that they look like they actually grew together in the woods.

	New Strawbale Home by Catherine Wanek	Details
	Although strawbale construction is beginning to enter the mainstream, many people continue to wonder what a strawbale house looks like. The New Strawbale Home answers definitively, "Anything you want!" Innovative architects and builders are reinventing this century-old technology to create thick walled modern houses of unsurpassed natural beauty.

	The Slate Roof Bible Understanding, Installing, and Restoring the World's Finest Roof, 2nd Edition Joseph Jenkins	Details
	Completely revised, greatly expanded and updated version of the award-winning The Slate Roof Bible, with 21 chapters including six that are new: International Roof Slate, European Slating Methods, Roof Inscriptions and Designs, Recycling Slate Roofs, and separate chapters on Chimneys and Valleys.

	Stone Circles A Modern Builder's Guide to the Megalithic Revival Rob Roy	Details
	The Ancient World is Making a Comeback Rob Roy has traveled the Anglo/Celtic world to learn the hows and whys of stone circle construction. He investigates the remarkable accomplishments (many still unexplained ) of his ancestors. And he examines the methods of contemporary practitioners, himself included, and present hard-to-find information on how to move and align giant stones.

	Good Green Homes by Jennifer Roberts Photography: Linda Svendsen	Details
	With some simple steps outlined in this book, you can save money, and do your part to help save the environment.

	Built by Hand by Athena Steen, Bill Steen, and Eiko Komatsu Photography: Yoshio Komatsu	Details
	Built by Hand is the most extensive documentation ever published of traditional ("vernacular") buildings throughout the world. With examples from nearly every continent, the book documents the diverse methods people have used to create shelter from locally available natural materials, and shows the impressive handmade finished products through this truly stunning compilation of photographs.

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