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Booklist with Periodicals

Suggested Reading

Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods: Lynne Elizabeth; 691 A466 2005

From bamboo to rammed earth, adobe to straw bale, learn how green builders create structures using new and traditional techniques and natural materials.
The Art of Natural Building: Design, Construction, Resources: edited by Joseph F. Kennedy, Michael G. Smith and Catherine Wanek; 690.837 A784 2002

For non-professionals as well as architects and designers, this collection of articles from leaders in the field covers the practical and the aesthetic concerns of ecological building.
Designing Your Natural Home: A Practical Guide: David Pearson; 728.047 P361d 2005

The author of one of the original green building books: The Natural House Book published in 1989, takes you through each phase of the green building process. Examples range from small spaces to large.
Environmental Building News: periodical

This newsletter provides industry news and in-depth articles about products, technologies and topics in green design and construction.
Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specifications: Rose Spiegel and Dru Meadows; 691 S755g 2006

Learn about nontoxic, recycled products, and how to design them into your green building project.
Green by Design: Creating a Home for Sustainable Living: Angela M. Dean; 728.047 D281g 2003

Illustrations and examples of successful green home designs lead readers to understand the concepts necessary for creating a design of their own.
Redux: Designs That Reuse, Recycle and Reveal: Jennifer Roberts; 720.47 R645r 2005

Beautiful illustrations drive home the author's message that ecologically designed homes using recyled and sustainably-made materials can be very desireable from an aesthetic as well as a practical point of view.
Ritual House: Drawing On Nature's Rhythms For Architecture and Urban Design: Ralph L. Knowles; 720.47 K73r 2006

Architecture professor Knowles helps us see the importance of nature in the design of dwellings. Sunlight, ventilation, seasonal cycles of weather and other concepts are discussed in language understandable to the nonprofessional.
Sustainable Industries Journal: periodical

Northwest take on the green building industry.
Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors: J. William Thompson and Kim Sorvig; 712.01 T473s 2000

A unique reference for anyone involved with sustainable landscape construction. Chapter headings include: "Heal Injured Sites," "Pave Less" and "Respect the Waters of Life."
Toward a New Regionalism: Environmental Architecture in the Pacific Northwest: David E. Miller; 720.47 M647t 2005

This professor of architecture from the University of Washington traces the history of local architecture, which has developed in response to the unique environment of the region. Ecologically friendly design is illustrated through examining the work of several Northwest architects.