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Natural Building Books
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The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage: The Real Goods Solar Living Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.45 — 582 ratings — published 1990
Building Green: A Complete How-to Guide To Alternative Building Methods - Earth Plaster, Straw Bale, Cordwood, Cob, Living Roofs (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.14 — 269 ratings — published 2005
The Art of Natural Building: Design, Construction, Resources (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.08 — 71 ratings — published 2001
Rocket Mass Heaters: Superefficient Woodstoves YOU Can Build (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.32 — 152 ratings — published 2004
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
by (shelved 6 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.42 — 5,445 ratings — published 1977
Mudgirls Manifesto: Handbuilt Homes, Handcrafted Lives (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.25 — 36 ratings — published
The Cob Builders Handbook: You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.21 — 141 ratings — published 1998
Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.49 — 381 ratings — published 2004
Build Your Own Earth Oven: A Low-Cost Wood-Fired Mud Oven, Simple Sourdough Bread, Perfect Loaves (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.24 — 348 ratings — published 2000
Earthen Floors: A Modern Approach to an Ancient Practice (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.33 — 48 ratings — published 2014
The Natural Building Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to Integrative Design and Construction (Yestermorrow Design/ Build Library)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.50 — 26 ratings — published 2012
Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates (Real Goods Solar Living Book)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.04 — 101 ratings — published 1990
The Straw Bale House (Real Goods Independent Living Book)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.06 — 158 ratings — published 1994
The Good House Book: A Common-Sense Guide to Alternative Homebuilding (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as natural-building)
avg rating 3.84 — 62 ratings — published 2004
Living Homes: Stone Masonry, Log and Strawbale Construction, 6th Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 3.86 — 63 ratings — published 2001
Making Better Buildings: A Comparative Guide to Sustainable Construction for Homeowners and Contractors (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.00 — 22 ratings — published 2013
Guastavino (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.66 — 32 ratings — published 2010
The Barefoot Architect: A Handbook for Green Building (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.28 — 335 ratings — published
Simone Swan: Adobe Building (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 2006
Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series, 8)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.30 — 236 ratings — published 2004
The Natural Plaster Book: Earth, Lime, and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 3.98 — 40 ratings — published 2002
The Natural Paint Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 3.95 — 22 ratings — published 2002
Essential Earthbag Construction: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide (Sustainable Building Essentials Book 8)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.58 — 12 ratings — published
Essential Cordwood Building: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide (Sustainable Building Essentials Series Book 6)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published
Japan's Clay Walls: A Glimpse into their Plaster Craft (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.33 — 12 ratings — published 2009
Cob Buildings - A Practical Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 2004
Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.25 — 12 ratings — published 2000
Shelter: 40th Anniversary Edition (The Shelter Library of Building Books)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.50 — 331 ratings — published 1973
Using Natural Finishes: Lime and Clay Based Plasters, Renders and Paints - A Step-by-step Guide (Sustainable Building)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.36 — 25 ratings — published 2008
Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How to Make Ferrocement Water Tanks (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as natural-building)
avg rating 3.93 — 261 ratings — published 2005
Natural Building Methods (Best of Mother Earth News)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2009
Built By Hand (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.46 — 39 ratings — published 2003
The Timeless Way of Building (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,662 ratings — published 1978
The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 3.83 — 42 ratings — published 2001
Ecological Design and Building Schools: Green Guide to Educational Opportunities in the United States and Canada (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 1.00 — 1 rating — published 2005
The New Natural House Book: Creating a Healthy, Harmonious, and Ecologically Sound Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.15 — 60 ratings — published 1989
Mortgage Free!: Innovative Strategies for Debt-Free Home Ownership, 2nd Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.06 — 35 ratings — published 2008
Designing Your Natural Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 3.38 — 13 ratings — published 2005
Sewage Solutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published 2001
The Fifty Dollar and Up Underground House Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 3.98 — 298 ratings — published 1978
Earthbag Architecture: Building Your Dream with Bags (Green Home Building #3)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.39 — 46 ratings — published 2015
Sustainable Living, Vol. 2: Green Building, Leed, Energy Star, Off-The-Gride, Earthships, Straw-Bale Construction, Rammed Earth, Earthbag Construction and More (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 2011
Small Green Roofs: Low-Tech Options for Greener Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 3.60 — 68 ratings — published 2011
Wattle and Daub (Shire Library)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.33 — 6 ratings — published 2007
Adobe Houses for Today: Flexible Plans for Your Adobe Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 3.76 — 17 ratings — published 2001
Building with Cob: A Step-by-step Guide (Sustainable Building)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.31 — 118 ratings — published 2006
Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 3.84 — 70 ratings — published 2004
Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.00 — 25 ratings — published 2006
Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.06 — 18 ratings — published 1984
Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as natural-building)
avg rating 4.27 — 44 ratings — published 2006
