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Mainstreaming sustainable architecture : Casa de Paja : a demonstration / Ed Paschich, Jan Zimmerman ; illustrations by Dave Madden ; photographs by Wristen Paschich ; design by the Outsource, Ltd. Co

By:

Paschich, Ed, , 1950-

Contributor(s):

Zimmerman, Jan

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Corrales, N.M. : High Desert Press , c2001.Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 126 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:

9780826323798

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

720.47 PAS

LOC classification:

TH4818.S77 P37 2001

Summary: This book illustrates a systems approach to design and construction in which various components such as passive solar techniques, earth air conditioning, vapor-permeable ceilings, and cellulose insulation operate synergistically to achieve environmental goals. The case study of Casa de Paja (House of Straw) demonstrates that many elments of sustainable architecture can be incorported without sacrificing sophisticated design and without added expense.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	720.47 PAS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		000835

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 122) and index.

This book illustrates a systems approach to design and construction in which various components such as passive solar techniques, earth air conditioning, vapor-permeable ceilings, and cellulose insulation operate synergistically to achieve environmental goals. The case study of Casa de Paja (House of Straw) demonstrates that many elments of sustainable architecture can be incorported without sacrificing sophisticated design and without added expense.

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