Straw bale houses are easy to build; affordable; super energy efficient; environmentally friendly; attractive; and can be designed to match the builders personal space needs; esthetics and budget. Despite mushrooming interest in the technique; however; most straw bale books focus on "selling" the dream of straw bale building; but dont adequately address the most critical issues faced by bale house builders. Moreover; since many developments in this field are recent; few books are completely up to date with the latest techniques. More Straw Bale Building is designed to fill this gap. A completely rewritten edition of the 20;000-copy best--selling original; it leads the potential builder through the entire process of building a bale structure; tackling all the practical issues: finding and choosing bales; developing sound building plans; roofing; electrical; plumbing; and heating systems; building code compliance; and special concerns for builders in northern climates. New material includes: more extensive sections on electric wiring and plumbingupdated sections on bale finishes and finishinga section on prefabricated straw bale wallsa wider selection of case studies; photographs and illustrationsa section on common mistakesbudgeting for low-; medium- and high-cost projects; and new testing data that is in no other straw bale book. Down-to earth and complete; More Straw Bale Building makes the remarkable benefits of straw bale building available in the most comprehensive and practical book on the subject to date. Chris Magwood and Peter Mack are professional straw bale house builders and consultants who have constructed over 40 straw bale structures and have taught workshops and seminars in several countries. Chris is editor of The Last Straw Journal; an international quarterly devoted to straw-bale building; and the coauthor of Straw Bale Details: A Manual for Designers and Builders (New Society Publishers; 2003).
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