Hot Dirt, Cool Straw: Nature Friendly Houses For 21st (Twenty-First) Century Living - Softcover

Nora Richter Greer; Dennis Wedlick; James Grayson Trulove

9780823023363: Hot Dirt, Cool Straw: Nature Friendly Houses For 21st (Twenty-First) Century Living

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0823023362 ISBN 13: 9780823023363

Publisher: Hearst Book Intl, 2001

Each of these 24 U.S. houses is accompanied by location, architect, architectural plans, several color photos, and a color key indicating whether the house was a) integrated into the landscape, b) used sustainable/replenishable building materials, or c) employed energy-efficient methods. More often than not, the brief descriptions and large photographs are more concerned with site placement and floor plans than ecological building supplies and energy systems, a volume more for the architectural firm coffee table than the building supplier's office. No index, bibliography, or notes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author:

James Grayson trulove is the coeditor of The New American Cottage (Watson-Guptill, 1999) and the editor of The New American Garden (Watson-Guptill, 1998).

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