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Inwood, Robert.
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Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.
Sustainable buildings.
House construction.
Rustic woodwork.
Solar greenhouses -- Design and construction.
Greenhouses -- Design and construction.
Urban homesteading.
Domestic animals -- Housing.
Country life.
Self-reliant living.
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Inwood, Robert.
Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.
Sustainable buildings.
House construction.
Rustic woodwork.
Solar greenhouses -- Design and construction.
Greenhouses -- Design and construction.
Urban homesteading.
Domestic animals -- Housing.
Country life.
Self-reliant living.
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Building country comforts : wisdom on living a sustainable, back-to-basics life / by
Robert
Inwood
& Christian Bruyère ; foreword by Ashley English.
by
Inwood
,
Robert
.
Sterling, c2011.
Call #:
690.837 I63b
Subjects
Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.
Sustainable buildings.
House construction.
Rustic woodwork.
Solar greenhouses -- Design and construction.
Greenhouses -- Design and construction.
Urban homesteading.
Domestic animals -- Housing.
Country life.
Self-reliant living.
ISBN:
9781402757747 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Country comforts : wisdom on living a sustainable, back-to-basics life
Description:
416 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
"This book comprises material from the following Sterling titles: In Harmony with Nature, 1981 by Christian Bruyère and Country Comforts, 1976 by Christian Bruyère."--T.p. verso.
Contents:
Plant shelters, gardening & outbuilding -- Water -- Animal shelters -- Stone structures & blacksmithing -- Heating structures & root cellars.
Summary:
With a focus on green building techniques and self-reliance, this how-to guide showcases detailed, step-by-step building projects by non-professionals, from framing walls and windows, to setting floor joints and building roofs. The stories reveal the successes, mistakes, and even later renovations, as well as the personal dreams of those who experience this back-to-nature process. Heartwarming and informative, this is for everyone seeking a more natural way of life.
Other authors:
Bruyère, Christian.
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