Timber Framing:
Timber Framers Guild website www.tfguild.org
Recommended books:
Timber Frame Construction by Jack Sobon and Roger Schroeder
Build A Classic Timber Framed House by Jack Sobon
Locally Milled Wood (Ithaca area):
Black Locust Initiative
Tom Brown - black locust available for sale. 607-564-7557
Robinson's Sawmill - 607-687-1539
Collins Lumber - 607-594-3490
Hallstead Lumber - 607-687-6506
Ithaca Urban Timber Salvage - 607-351-0947
Delucia Brothers - 607-423-6559
Straw Bale Building:
International Straw Bale Registry
The Last Straw – quarterly newsletter on all things straw bale
(DCAT) Developmental Center for Appropriate Technology – testing and codes
(EBN) Ecological Building Network – testing and codes
(CMHC) Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation – testing
Straw-R-Us – straw bale social club
Recommended books for NE climates:
Design of Straw Bale Buildings by Bruce King
Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates by Paul Lacinski and Michel Beregon
More Straw Bale Building: A Complete Guide to Designing and Building with Straw by Chris Magwood, Peter Mack, and Tina Therrien
Natural Plasters:
Some reading from The Last Straw
Recommended Books:
The Natural Plaster Book: earth, lime, and gypsum plasters for natural homes by Cedar Rose Guelberth and Dan Chiras
Earthern Floors:
Ecology Action blurb
The Last Straw article
Recommended Books:
Bill and Athena Steen of the Canelo Project have put out a little booklet called "Earthern Floors" you can still find sometimes. They keep threatening to write a full book on the topic someday. www.caneloproject.com
Earthbag/Rammed Earth:
OK OK OK Productions - home to all things earthbag: www.okokok.org
Recommended Books:
Earthbag Building: Tools, Tricks, and Techniques by Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer
Low/Non-Toxic/Natural Paints and Finishes
There's an ever-growing number of these, here are some we've tried:
Tried and True - all natural 18th century recipie: www.triedandtruewoodfinish.com
BioShield: www.bioshieldpaint.com
AFM Safecoat: www.afmsafecoat.com
Small Ecological Footprint:
What's your ecological footprint? Take the quiz: www.ecofootprint.net
Efficient building size
Passive Solar & Daylighting
Passive Solar Design Tips
Affordability Conscious Design
No-cost and low-cost green building strategies
Community Raisings
Brief history of community raisings
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