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[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

Just added to the Permaculture Activist book catalog
<http://permacultureactivist.net/booksvid/NaturalBuilding.htm>
*NEW! The Barefoot Architect: A Handbook for Green Building
by Johan van Lengen
720 pp, 2008 *
*The first English translation of the international bestseller dripping 
with easy-to-understand drawings.*
A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen 
firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach to housing in 
impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains 
every aspect of this endeavor, including design (siting, orientation, 
climate consideration), materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and 
implementation. The author emphasizes throughout the book what is 
inexpensive and sustainable. Included are sections discussing urban 
planning, small-scale energy production, cleaning and storing drinking 
water, and dealing with septic
waste, and all information is applied to three distinct tropical 
regions: humid areas, temporate areas, and desert climates. Hundreds of 
explanatory drawings by van Lengen allow even novice builders to get 
started.
Basic design, climate, and site planning for humid and dry climates. 
Includes info on Adobe, rammed earth, bamboo, plaster, wood, concrete 
and ferro-cement; Foundations, roofs, floors, walls, doors, windows, and 
eco-techniques; Solar heating, water-powered electricity, natural 
cooling and ventilation; Water purification, pumps, cisterns, septic 
tanks, composting toilets
This book is for people who dream of building a simple home. It is also 
for those in the building trades: carpenters, masons, plumbers, and 
artisans, as well as for urban planners, rural technicians, and small 
community designers.
It covers basic design, use of a great variety of natural materials, 
construction details, natural heating and cooling, and water and 
sanitation techniques. Although many of the methods shown are 
traditional, more modern techniques are shown as well.






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Keith Johnson
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