Featured Books & eBooks - Tiny Houses & Alternative Homes
Tiny House Designing, Building, and Living by Call Number: NA7533 .M677ISBN: 9781465462701Publication Date: 2017Do you have what it takes to live tiny? Take the first step to achieving the dream of designing, building, and living in a tiny house. This one-stop guide features dozens of helpful images and full-color inserts displaying different types of tiny houses to help you visualize your dream. Functional suggestions for décor, storage, and more are also included.
Tiny House Design and Construction Guide by Call Number: NA7533 .L68ISBN: 9780997288704Publication Date: 2016The Tiny House Design & Construction Guide is your road map to the entire build process. This expanded edition contains over 50% more content and over 38 more images and illustrations.
Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials by Call Number: NA7533 .M58ISBN: 9781440592119Publication Date: 2016Tiny Houses are a big movement with a very small footprint! These extremely small houses are environmentally friendly, less expensive than typical homes, and often mobile. With this guide, Ryan Mitchell, author of The Tiny Life blog, demonstrates how to repurpose everyday items to create your new home, including shipping containers, salvaged barn wood, and reclaimed shingles.
Dwelling Portably 2009-2015: More Tips from the People Who Inspired the Tiny House Movement by Call Number: GF86.D28ISBN: 9781621068365Publication Date: 2015With this continuation of the Dwelling Portably series, Holly and Bert Davis celebrate their fourth decade of DIY homesteading. They share tips and tricks to living small, with topics ranging from permanent camping and alternative communities to DIY healthcare, disaster preparation, and eating off the land. Whether you're planning to step off the grid or just simplify your life a little, Dwelling Portably has something for just about everyone.
Tiny House Living: Ideas for Building and Living Well in Less than 400 Square Feet by Call Number: NA7533.M58ISBN: 9781440333163Publication Date: 2014Tiny homes are popping up across America, captivating people with their novel approach not only to housing, but to life. Once considered little more than a charming oddity, the tiny house movement continues to gain momentum among those who thirst for a simpler, greener, more meaningful life in the face of society's "more is better" mindset. This book explores the philosophies behind the tiny house lifestyle, helps you determine whether it's a good fit for you, and guides you through the transition to a smaller space.
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Richardson, Phyllis. Nano House: Innovations for Small Dwellings. (2011) - NA7533 .R534
Zeiger, Mimi. Micro Green: Tiny Houses in Nature. (2011) - TH4818.B3Z46
Zeiger, Mimi. Tiny Houses. (2009) - NA7126.Z45
Tiny House Parking: How to Find Safe, Practical, and Affordable Land for Your Tiny House by Call Number: NA7533 .W35ISBN: 9781518624162Publication Date: 2015Where can you put a tiny house? Can you legally build a tiny house in your jurisdiction? Will it be legal to live in your tiny house once you’ve built it? Tiny House Parking will answer these questions and more so you can navigate the confusing legal landscape that surrounds tiny house living.
Microshelters: 59 Creative Cabins, Tiny Houses, Tree Houses, and Other Small Structures by Call Number: TH4955.D54ISBN: 9781612123530Publication Date: 2015If you dream of getting away from it all, you'll love this gorgeous collection of creative and inspiring ideas for tiny houses, cabins, forts, studios, and other microshelters. Created by a wide array of builders and designers around the United States and beyond, these 59 unique and innovative structures show you the limits of what is possible. Each profile is displayed in full-color photographs accompanied with commentary by the author.
Jay Shafer's DIY Book of Backyard Sheds and Tiny Houses by Call Number: TH4815.S53ISBN: 9781565238169Publication Date: 2011Ranging in size from 100-120 square feet, these tiny backyard buildings can be used as guest cottages, art or writing studios, home offices, craft workshops, vacation retreats, or full-time residences. Internationally recognized small living expert, Jay Shafer, serves up plenty of great ideas, photos, instructions and elevation drawings, including door/window schedules for building six of the featured projects.
150 Best Eco House Ideas by Call Number: TH4860 .A12ISBN: 9780061968792Publication Date: 2011150 Best Eco House Ideas is a comprehensive handbook showcasing the latest in sustainable architecture and environmentally-friendly home design. It’s a perfect resource for architects, designers, interior decorators, and homeowners alike.
Green Your Home: The Complete Guide to Making Your New Or Existing Home Environmentally Healthy by Call Number: TH4860.R63ISBN: 9781601381286Publication Date: 2008Greening your home simply means finding things you can do around the house to reduce your impact on the planet. Things that green your home usually make it a safer and healthier place to live in as well. This new book will present thousands of low- or no-cost ways to make your home more environmentally friendly, including 101 things you can do today to help save the planet.
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Black, David. Living Off the Grid: A Simple Guide to Creating and Maintaining a Self-Reliant Supply of Energy, Water, Shelter, and More. (2008) - GF78 .B57
Wilson, Alex. Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home. (2006) - TH4860.W54
Snell, Clarke & Tim Callahan. Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods. (2005) - TH4860 .S6397
Ryker, Lori. Off the Grid: Modern Homes + Alternative Energy. (2005) - NA7117.3 .R97
Snell, Clarke. Good House Book: A Common-Sense Guide to Alternative Homebuilding. (2004) - TH4860 .S64
Shipping Container Homes: A Guide on How to Build and Move into Shipping Container Homes with Examples of Plans and Designs by Call Number: NA7533 .M42ISBN: 9781979322904Publication Date: 2017From selection to finishing, this guide provides a detailed walk-through of each step of the process of building a functional, shipping container home. Each chapter is filled with real-life examples to help put the theory into tangible terms.
House of Earth: A Complete Handbook for Earthen Construction by Call Number: TH4818.A3 R64ISBN: 9781530642816Publication Date: 2016For thousands of years, people have dug up the soil beneath their feet and transformed it into the most versatile building material. Worldwide, people are rediscovering the advantages of earthen construction, and for good reasons: it’s easy to work with, extremely affordable, environmentally friendly, non-toxic, durable and beautiful!
Hacking the Earthship: In Search of an Earth-Shelter that WORKS for EveryBody by Call Number: TH4860 .P75ISBN: 9780986115523Publication Date: 2015Drawing on the knowledge of thousands of builders, craftsmen, and designers who have mastered the art of earth sheltering , Hacking the Earthship offers a vast collection of academic and in-the-field research on Earthships combined with practical advice for designing and financing a truly sustainable earth-sheltered home.
Earthen Floors: A Modern Approach to an Ancient Practice by Call Number: TH2529.E27 C75ISBN: 9780865717633Publication Date: 2014For most of human history, people have lived in durable, comfortable buildings made from natural materials such as soil, sand, rocks and fiber. All over the globe, these ancient traditions persist: a quarter to a third of the world's population today lives in houses built partially or entirely of earth. Conventional Western building techniques using industrial materials may save time and create efficiencies, but these perceived savings come at considerable financial and environmental cost.
The Complete Guide to Building Affordable Earth-Sheltered Homes by Call Number: TH4819.E27 M388ISBN: 9781601383730Publication Date: 2011Contrary to popular misconceptions of being cramped, dark, or dank domiciles, earth-sheltered homes come in a variety of different styles, incorporating brilliant techniques designed to bring light and air into the home. With this guide, you will learn about the myriad designs for earth-sheltered homes and their various advantages, including inexpensive construction, reduced maintenance costs, and a life span that can be two to three times longer than that of conventional housing.
