Bibliography

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The Art of Natural Building: Design, Construction, Resources
Editors: Joseph F. Kennedy, Michael G. Smith, Catherine Wanek, 2002 paperback, New Society Publishers, $26.95

This book presents short essays by dozens of the world's most prominent activists, thinkers, and practitioners in the natural building realm. Topics range from relatively familiar straw-bale building, timber framing, and green roofs, to more peripheral systems, such as thatching and hemp building.

 

 
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ASTM International Standards on Sustainability in Buildings
CD-ROM, ASTM International, $175

As part of ASTM's "Standards on CD-ROM" series, this eclectic collection of 127 ASTM standards runs the gamut from soil testing to plastic lumber to solar collection systems to indoor air quality. (The price is $193 for orders shipped outside North America.)

 

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Big & Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century
Editor: David Gissen, 2002 hardcover, Princeton Architectural Press, $40

A bound version of the National Building Museum's exhibition, Big & Green documents recent green developments in the design of large projects, such as skyscrapers, shopping complexes, and convention centers. Fifty built and unbuilt projects are highlighted.

 

 
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
by William McDonough, Michael Braungart, 2002 paperback, North Point Press, $25

Cradle to Cradle is inspiring and even intimidating, challenging us to approach every design decision from a holistic perspective. A key theme is the idea that today's conventional efforts at reducing pollution and recycling are merely slowing a process of destruction that instead must be turned around. The book is printed on a plastic sheet that looks and feels like paper but is more durable and recyclable.

 

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Integrated Buildings: The Systems Basis of Architecture
by Leonard R. Bachman, 2002 hardcover, John Wiley & Sons, $75

Bachman's broad interpretation of "integration" gives him a lot of material to cover, and he doesn't shy away from the challenge. Most of this amazing book is made up of 30 in-depth case studies with remarkable depth of description, explanation, and analysis, providing extensive technical data as well as the architectural and cultural context of each building. An excellent text for advanced architecture and engineering courses.

 

 
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Proceedings of Indoor Air 2002
2002 CD-ROM, Indoor Air 2002, $50

Every oral and poster presentation from the Indoor Air 2002 Conference in Monterey, California--726 peer-reviewed papers in all--is included in this collection. Available as a CD-ROM ($50) or 5-volume set of books ($75).

 

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USGBC State and Local Government Tool Kit
2002 spiral-bound, U.S. Green Building Council

This tool kit, produced by the USGBC State and Local Government Committee, is valuable for those initiating green building programs.