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Hybrid House

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Hybrid House
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Catherine Wanek
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 216
ISBN/Barcode 9781423603160
ClassificationsDewey:690.8047
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Imprint Gibbs M. Smith Inc
Publication Date 15 May 2010
Publication Country United States

Description

Here are real examples from around the globe showing how homeowners are creating dream houses that satisfy their low-carbon lifestyles. From solar homes in California to an ecovillage in New York, from a wind-powered ranch in Kansas to a home built from jumbo straw bales in the Swiss Alps, people are doing their part to build a healthful home and p

Author Biography

Author and photographer Catherine Wanek organized the building of a straw bale greenhouse in 1992 and has been an advocate for straw bale construction ever since. She produced and directed the Building with Straw video series, and spent nearly five years publishing and editing The Last Straw Journal. Her first book, The Art of Natural Building, was published in 2002. Wanek lives in Kingston, New Mexico