The Making of Underhill House
Sustainable Shelter Idea Laboratory
de Denise Thornton
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• job-site practices
• alternative materials
• lasting structural improvements
All of these can help buildings to operate with the smallest possible carbon footprint.
Every homebuilder has the opportunity to make a difference by exploring the increasingly available green options instead of accepting the status quo.
The Making of Underhill House is a picture book that tells the story of a hybrid - both a home and a laboratory of sustainable shelter ideas, integrating natural materials, green building techniques and high performance standards. You’ll learn about:
• unmilled, branching timber frame construction
• straw bale walls
• lime plaster exterior
• earthen plaster interior
• passive solar design
• concrete floors embedded with PEX tubing
• solar infloor heat and domestic hot water
• living roof
This photo essay captures some of the specific steps explored by the builders of Underhill House and celebrates the team which came together to create it.
Características y detalles
- Categoría principal: Arquitectura
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Características: Apaisado estándar, 25×20 cm
N.º de páginas: 62 - Fecha de publicación: dic. 02, 2013
- Idioma English
- Palabras clave Underhill House, timber frame construction, unmilled branching timber frame construction, straw bale, lime plaster exterior walls, earthen plaster interior walls, passive solar design, concrete floors, solar infloor heat, living roof, green roof, green building, Denise Thornton
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After writing for newspapers and magazines, her first book (on teens and physical disabilities) was published in April 2007, and her second book on teens and cancer was published in April 2011. Denise earned a Master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, focusing on health, science and environmental reporting. She’s also fascinated by sustainable agriculture and architecture. Denise and her husband, Doug Hansmann, live in the Driftless Area, a landscape that covers the corner of Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa which has been missed by the past three glaciers. They revel in its rugged contours and unique (yes, genuinely unique) ecosystem. They have built a house they hope honors its setting and respects the environment. Follow their endeavors and contact Denise at digginginthedriftless.com