Housing Ourselves : Creating Affordable, Sustainable Shelter

Name: Housing Ourselves : Creating Affordable, Sustainable Shelter
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ISBN: 9780070092372

ISBN-10: 0070092370

ISBN-13: 9780070092372

Edition: 1998

Authors: Richard Burnham

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Housing Ourselves introduces architects and builders to techniques techniques for creating affordable, sustainable housing that utilize local materials and local venacular styles.

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: McGraw-Hill School Education Group
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
Criteria for an Affordable Countryside House	p. 11
Antecedents for Affordability	p. 19
Culture and Housing: A Tabula Rasa for Affordable Housing	p. 31
Recycling	p. 37
House Design and Individualism	p. 43
Design and You: A New Beginning	p. 47
Incremental Building with Modules	p. 55
A Theory for Affordable Housing	p. 59
Testing the Theory: The Cost of Housing	p. 91
Regional Characteristics and Housing	p. 99
Case Studies of Affordable Housing	p. 103
Building Materials	p. 117
Labor for Affordable Housing	p. 125
Tools for Affordable House Building	p. 129
Electricity: Issues of Incremental Construction and Affordability	p. 137
Plumbing: Toilets, Baths, Water	p. 141
Countertops and Cabinets	p. 147
Bringing It All Together: Building the Basic Structure under the Sun	p. 153
Policy Considerations	p. 157
Areas for Future Research: Problems Seeking Solutions	p. 161
A Summary and Your Future	p. 171
Minimumexistenz Starter House Designs	p. 177
Notes	p. 185
Index	p. 191
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