The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environmental Homes

If you are interested in building an environmentally-friendly natural home, that uses locally available materials, such as a straw bale, log, cob, rammed earth, adobe, or an Earthship, then this book will give you a great start. It provides a detailed summary of many different building systems, including pros-and-cons, plus interviews with builders who specialize in most of these systems. This is the kind of book to help owners decide which building type suits them, then shows you how to plan and build their home, while also pointing them toward the best sources for materials and more in-depth practical information.