Special Construction Methods, Accesssible Design & Natural House Building Books

Building for a Lifetime Straw Bale House The Earth-Sheltered House: An Architect's Sketchbook by Malcolm Wells Permanent Wood Foundations: The Illustrated Practical Applications Manual Insulating Concrete Forms Building With Structural Insulated Panels (Sips): Strength and Energy Efficiency Through Structural Panel Construction Steel-Frame House Construction Low-Cost Pole Building Construction Log Homes Made Easy Solar Living Sourcebook The Natural House

• The Straw Bale House - by Bill Steen
  
  
• Building for a Lifetime: The Design and Construction of Fully Accessible Homes - by Margaret Wylde, Adrian Baron-Robbins, Sam Clark
  
  
• Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates (Real Goods Solar Living Book) - by Paul Lacinski, Michel Bergeron
  
  
• The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes - by Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen
  
  
• Build It With Bales: A Step-By-Step Guide to Straw-Bale Construction, Version Two - by S. O. MacDonald, Matts Myhrman
  
  
• Straw Bale Building: by Chris Magwood, Peter Mack
  
  
• Buildings of Earth and Straw: Structural Design for Rammed Earth and Straw Bale Architecture - by Bruce King, Ann Edminster (Editor)
  
  
• The Cob Builders Handbook: You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home - by Becky Bee, Mitch Spiralstone (Editor), Alex McMillan (Editor)
  
  
• The Cobber's Companion: How to Build Your Own Earthen Home by Michael G. Smith, Deanne Bednar (Illustrator)
  
  
• Ceramic Houses and Earth Architecture: How to Build Your Own - by Nader Khalili
  
  
• The Earth Sheltered Owner-Built Home by Barbara Kern, Ken Kern
  
  
• The Earth-Sheltered House: An Architect's Sketchbook (Real Goods Solar Living Book) by Malcolm Wells
  
  
• Earth Shelter Technology - by Lester L. Boyer, Walter T. Grondzik
  
  
• Complete Book of Underground Houses: How to Build a Low-Cost Home - by Robert L. Roy
  
  
• Complete Book of Cordwood Masonry Housebuilding: The Earthwood Method - by Rob Roy
  
  
• Earthship: How to Build Your Own - by Michael E. Reynolds
  
  

  Timber-Frame Home by Tedd Benson Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates The Stonebuilder's Primer

• Permanent Wood Foundations: The Illustrated Practical Applications Manual - by Craftsman Book Company
  
  
• The Passive Solar Design and Construction Handbook - by Michael J. Crosbie (Editor)
  
  
• Southwest Home Plans: 138 Sun-Loving Designs for Building Anywhere - by Home Planners Inc
  
  
• LA Casa Adobe - by William Lumpkins
  
  
• Adobe Houses for Today: Flexible Plans for Your Adobe Home by Laura Sanchez, Alex Sanchez
  
  
• Pueblo Architecture and Modern Adobes: The Residential Designs of William Lumpkins - by Joseph Traugott, William T. Lumpkins
  
  
• The Solar Electric House: Energy for the Environmentally-Responsive, Energy-Independent Home - by Steven J. Strong
  
  
• Insulating Concrete Forms for Residential Design and Construction - by Pieter A. Vanderwerf, Stephen J. Feige, Paula Chammas, Lionel A. Lemay
  
  
• Insulating Concrete Forms Construction Manual - by Pieter A. Vanderwerf, W. Keith Munsell
  
  
• ICF Answer Book for Homebuyers - by BuildCentral Editorial Staff
  
  
• The Portland Cement Association's Guide to Concrete Homebuilding Systems - by Pieter A. Vanderwerf, W. Keith Munsell
  
  
• Residential Steel Design and Construction: Energy Efficiency, Cost Savings, Code Compliance - by John H. Hacker, Julie A. Gorges
  
  
• Steel-Frame House Construction - by Timothy J. Waite (Book & CD ROM)
  
  
• Residential Steel Framing Construction Guide - by E. N. Loree
  
  
• Residential Steel Framing Handbook - by Robert Scharff, Walls and Ceilings Magazine (Editor)
  
  
• Timber Framing Book - by Elliott Wallas, Stewart Elliott, Eugenie Wallas
  
  
• Timber-Frame Home: Design, Construction, Finishing - by Tedd Benson
  
  
• Building the Timber Frame House: The Revival of a Forgotten Craft - by Tedd Benson
  
  
• Build a Classic Timber-Framed House: Planning and Design, Traditional Materials, Affordable Methods - by Jack A. Sobon
  
  
• A Timber Framer's Workshop: Joinery, Design & Construction of Traditional Timber Frames - by Steve K. Chappell
  
  
• Low-Cost Pole Building Construction - by Doug Merrilees, Ralph Wolfe
  
  
• Practical Pole Building Construction: With Plans for Barns, Cabins, & Outbuildings - by Leigh Seddon, Susan Williamson
  
  
• Monte Burch's Pole Building Projects: Over 25 Low-Cost Plans - by Monte Burch
  
  
• The New Natural House Book: Creating a Healthy, Harmonious and Ecologically Sound Home - by David Pearson
  
  
• Healthy House Building: A Design & Construction Guide - by John Bower
  
  
• Home Tree Home - by Gerry Hadden, Peter N. Nelson
  
  
• Treehouses: You Can Actually Build (Weekend Project Book Series) - by David and Jeanie Stiles
  
  
• Treehouses: The Art and Craft of Living Out on a Limb - by Peter Nelson, David Larkin, Paul Rocheleau
  
  
• Retreats: Handmade Hideaways to Refresh the Spirit - by G. Lawson Drinkard, Lawson Drinkard
  
  
• Log Homes Made Easy - Contracting and Building Your Own Log Home - by Jim Cooper
  
  
• Building the Alaska Log Home - by Tom Walker
  
  
• How to Build Your Own Log Home for Less Than $15,000 - by Robert L. Williams
  
  
• How to Afford Your Own Log Home (4th edition) - by Carl Heldmann
  
  
• Building and Restoring the Hewn Log House - by Charles McRaven
  
  
• Building With Logs - by B. Allan MacKie
  
  
• Cabin Fever: Rustic Style Comes Home - by Rachel Carley
  
  
• American Log Homes - by Arthur Thiede, Cindy Teipner Thiede
  
  
• Hands-On Log Homes - by Cindy Teipner Thiede, Arthur Thiede
  
  
• Build Your Own Stone House: Using the Easy Slipform Method - by Karl Schwenke, Sue Schwenke
  
  
• The Stonebuilder's Primer: A Step-By-Step Guide for Owner-Builders - by Charles K. Long