Making Better Buildings
Autor Jen Feigin, Chris Magwooden Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 sep 2013
SUSTAINABLE BUILDING FROM THE GROUND UP ¿ THE PROS AND CONS OF THE LATEST GREEN AND NATURAL BUILDING MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGIES
" ¿Chris Magwood's delight and mastery of the subject hums in every page. Whether you just want a broad overview, or access to high quality practical information on specific subjects, this is the book for you."
¿ BRUCE KING, Director, Ecological Building Network"¿ an objective source of information on all aspects of home building from the foundation to the roof, to the energy to the wastewater systems. It's the ultimate guide to building energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and healthy green homes¿quite possibly the most valuable book ever published on green building!"
¿ DAN CHIRAS, Ph.D., Director, The Evergreen Institute (www.evergreeninstitute.org) and author, The Natural House , The New Ecological Home and The Solar House
FROM FOUNDATION TO FINISH , Making Better Buildings provides the unbiased facts about the upsides and downsides of the most widely discussed materials and technologies. Drawing on the realworld experiences of professional designers and builders, this comparative guide systematically and comprehensively examines green and natural building approaches in terms of:
- Cost, sourcing, labor intensity and ease of construction
- Energy efficiency, embodied energy and environmental impacts
- Availability/accessibility and code compliance
- Viable applications and future potential.
Whether you are an owner preparing to build a green or natural home, or a conventional contractor determined to integrate sustainable alternatives into your existing construction practices, this up-to-the minute resource will help you to quickly and objectively compare the merits of each system for your particular project, allowing you to make the best decisions while meeting your energy, efficiency, budgetary and sitespecific needs.
"Chris Magwood has saved us all thousands and thousands of research hours with Making Better Buildings . This book is not only a tool for the builders of today, but is a marvelous textbook for the young, emerging building professionals of tomorrow."
¿ EMILY NIEHAUS, Founding Director, Community Rebuilds
CHRIS MAGWOOD is a sustainable builder and designer specializing in green and natural building techniques, and the founder and director of the Endeavour Centre for Innovative Building, Learning and Living. He is the author of three previous books on sustainable building including Straw Bale Details and More Straw Bale Building .
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780865717060
ISBN-10: 0865717060
Pagini: 441
Ilustrații: 200 B&W photographs, illustrations, and charts; 8-page color section
Dimensiuni: 203 x 226 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.93 kg
Editura: New Society Publishers
Locul publicării:Canada
ISBN-10: 0865717060
Pagini: 441
Ilustrații: 200 B&W photographs, illustrations, and charts; 8-page color section
Dimensiuni: 203 x 226 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.93 kg
Editura: New Society Publishers
Locul publicării:Canada
Cuprins
Thanks
Author’s note
Foreword by David Eisenberg
Introduction: Thinking about sustainable building
How this book works
1 Foundations
Building science for foundations
Earthbag (or flexible form rammed earth) foundations
Dry stone and mortared stone foundations
Rammed earth tires (earthships)
Helical pier, screwpile and screw pier foundations
Wooden piers
Poured concrete foundations
Lightweight concrete masonry units (CMUs)
Autoclaved aerated concrete blocks
Durisol and Faswall insulated concrete forms (ICFs)
What about rubble trenches?
Combination foundations
What’s not included in this chapter
Pressure treated wood foundations
Concrete slab foundations
2 Walls
Building science basics for walls
Wood frame construction
Straw bale walls
Cob walls
Cordwood or stackwall
Rammed earth walls
Compressed earth block (CEB) walls
Adobe block walls
Foundations as walls
Cotton batt insulation
Straw/clay, straw light clay or slipstraw insulation
Hempcrete insulation
Hemp batt insulation
Perlite loose-fill insulation
Mineral wool insulation
Cementitious foam insulation
Wool batt insulation
Cellulose insulation (wet-sprayed and dry-blown)
Other insulation materials
What’s not included in this chapter
3 Floor and roof structure
Building science basics for floor structures
Building science basics for roof structures
Wood framing
Wooden trusses
Wooden I-beams
Finger-jointed wood trusses
Glulam roof and floor framing
Open web steel joists
Timber framing and post and beam
Conical grain bin roofs
Slab-based floors
4 Sheathing and cladding materials
Building science basics for exterior cladding and sheathing
Building science basics for interior sheathing
Clay or earthen plaster
Wood plank sheathing and cladding
Plywood and oriented strand board (OSB) sheathing
Gypsum board, drywall or plaster board sheathing
Magnesium oxide board
Fired clay brick cladding
Lime and lime/cement plaster
Stone cladding
Roof sheathing materials as wall sheathing
5 Roof sheathing
Building science basics for roof sheathing
Metal roofing
Cedar shake and shingles
Thatch roofs
Slate
Composite shingles
Green roofs/living roofs
Clay tile roofing
6 Flooring
Building science basics for flooring
Clay or earthen floors
Hardwood flooring
Softwood flooring
Engineered wood floors
Tile flooring
Linoleum
Bamboo flooring
Cork flooring
Concrete flooring
7 Surface finishing materials
Building science basics for finishes
Clay or earthen finish plaster
Lime finish plaster
Milk paint
Clay paint and alise
Lime wash and lime paint
Silicate paint
Acrylic (latex) paint
Natural oil paint
Natural oils and waxes
Natural wallpaper and wall covering
8 Windows
9 Water systems
Water sources
Surface water
Well water
Rainwater catchment
Desalinated water
Pumps
Filters
Water treatment systems
Piping
11 Wastewater systems
Municipal wastewater treatment
Septic systems
Composting toilets
12 Heating and cooling systems
Means of heat production
Means of heat delivery
Passive solar heating
Solar hydronic heating
Solar hot air heating
Ground source heat pumps (GSHP)
Air source heat pumps (ASHP)
Tankless or on-demand heaters
Tank or batch heaters
Forced-air furnaces
Wood and pellet stoves
Masonry heaters
13 Electrical generation
Photovoltaic power
Wind turbines
Micro-hydro turbines
Conclusion
People make better buildings
Appendix
Inventory of carbon and energy (ICE) summary
Index
About the author
Author’s note
Foreword by David Eisenberg
Introduction: Thinking about sustainable building
How this book works
1 Foundations
Building science for foundations
Earthbag (or flexible form rammed earth) foundations
Dry stone and mortared stone foundations
Rammed earth tires (earthships)
Helical pier, screwpile and screw pier foundations
Wooden piers
Poured concrete foundations
Lightweight concrete masonry units (CMUs)
Autoclaved aerated concrete blocks
Durisol and Faswall insulated concrete forms (ICFs)
What about rubble trenches?
Combination foundations
What’s not included in this chapter
Pressure treated wood foundations
Concrete slab foundations
2 Walls
Building science basics for walls
Wood frame construction
Straw bale walls
Cob walls
Cordwood or stackwall
Rammed earth walls
Compressed earth block (CEB) walls
Adobe block walls
Foundations as walls
Cotton batt insulation
Straw/clay, straw light clay or slipstraw insulation
Hempcrete insulation
Hemp batt insulation
Perlite loose-fill insulation
Mineral wool insulation
Cementitious foam insulation
Wool batt insulation
Cellulose insulation (wet-sprayed and dry-blown)
Other insulation materials
What’s not included in this chapter
3 Floor and roof structure
Building science basics for floor structures
Building science basics for roof structures
Wood framing
Wooden trusses
Wooden I-beams
Finger-jointed wood trusses
Glulam roof and floor framing
Open web steel joists
Timber framing and post and beam
Conical grain bin roofs
Slab-based floors
4 Sheathing and cladding materials
Building science basics for exterior cladding and sheathing
Building science basics for interior sheathing
Clay or earthen plaster
Wood plank sheathing and cladding
Plywood and oriented strand board (OSB) sheathing
Gypsum board, drywall or plaster board sheathing
Magnesium oxide board
Fired clay brick cladding
Lime and lime/cement plaster
Stone cladding
Roof sheathing materials as wall sheathing
5 Roof sheathing
Building science basics for roof sheathing
Metal roofing
Cedar shake and shingles
Thatch roofs
Slate
Composite shingles
Green roofs/living roofs
Clay tile roofing
6 Flooring
Building science basics for flooring
Clay or earthen floors
Hardwood flooring
Softwood flooring
Engineered wood floors
Tile flooring
Linoleum
Bamboo flooring
Cork flooring
Concrete flooring
7 Surface finishing materials
Building science basics for finishes
Clay or earthen finish plaster
Lime finish plaster
Milk paint
Clay paint and alise
Lime wash and lime paint
Silicate paint
Acrylic (latex) paint
Natural oil paint
Natural oils and waxes
Natural wallpaper and wall covering
8 Windows
9 Water systems
Water sources
Surface water
Well water
Rainwater catchment
Desalinated water
Pumps
Filters
Water treatment systems
Piping
11 Wastewater systems
Municipal wastewater treatment
Septic systems
Composting toilets
12 Heating and cooling systems
Means of heat production
Means of heat delivery
Passive solar heating
Solar hydronic heating
Solar hot air heating
Ground source heat pumps (GSHP)
Air source heat pumps (ASHP)
Tankless or on-demand heaters
Tank or batch heaters
Forced-air furnaces
Wood and pellet stoves
Masonry heaters
13 Electrical generation
Photovoltaic power
Wind turbines
Micro-hydro turbines
Conclusion
People make better buildings
Appendix
Inventory of carbon and energy (ICE) summary
Index
About the author
Recenzii
"Making Better Buildings is essential reading for home builders, owner-builders, or anyone interested in hiring a contractor to build their green dream home. This book is full of useful, up-to-date, cutting edge information and is amazingly thorough and easy to read. It will help readers make the best decisions possible regarding energy efficiency, cost, durability, health, embodied energy, labor requirements, and so on. Quite possibly the most valuable book ever published on green building!"
---Dan Chiras, Ph.D., director, The Evergreen Institute and author, The Natural House, The New Ecological Home and The Solar House
"Comparing contemporary building technologies based on criteria such as embodied energy or energy efficiency is a huge job -- a job that holds most contractors and owner-builders back from making informed choices. Chris Magwood has saved us all thousands of research hours with Making Better Buildings. This book is not only a tool for the builders of today, but is a marvelous textbook for the young, emerging building professionals of tomorrow."
---Emily Niehaus, Founding Director of Community Rebuilds
"At last: clarity! There are more and more people all over the world who are discovering the joy and satisfaction of building for themselves with natural materials. Very few, however, are also able to teach, communicate and inspire those around them. Of that precious few, Chris Magwood is at the top of the list; his delight and mastery of the subject hums in every page. Whether you want a broad overview, or access to high-quality, practical information on specific subjects, this is the book for you."
---Bruce King, PE, Director, Ecological Building Network
"If you’re drilling deep into sustainable building and want more than superficial details, let Chris Magwood be your guide. Making Better Buildings will help builders and homeowners quantify the green building process, and better understand the impact of their decisions."
---Scott Gibson, Green Building Advisor
"Chris Magwood's new book is exciting news for builders and homeowners everywhere! This includes people who haven't even heard yet of the ideas that Chris lays out with such accessible knowledge and clarity. As one of the most knowledgeable and experienced ecological builders in North America, practicality and efficiency is one of his prime concerns. As one of the leading natural builders in the world, his affordable ideas are offered for all scales, within his broad and creative vision."
---Mark Lakeman, Communitecture Architecture & Planning, and cofounder, The City Repair Project, Portland, OR
"Based on Chris Magwood’s considerable experience of sustainable buildings systems, this book provides invaluable guidance for builders, designers and those thinking of building their own home. Stripping away the hype, the book provides a rational and balanced assessment of alternative options for the major components of a building. It is particularly valuable since it includes a wide range of criteria such as cost, durability, code compliance and labour intensiveness together with environmental criteria, which make it a highly useful decision support tool for many sustainable building projects. Also, we are encouraged to get beyond the bickering about different systems at the “micro” level and to focus on the bigger picture, “macro” issues, when choosing building components and systems which will lead to significant change."
---Professor Mark Gorgolewski, Ryerson University
"Making Better Buildings belongs in the library of every designer or builder in the green building business and should be read by every owner planning a new home. This is not simply green building -- this is the future of construction! Chris Magwood has clearly described the pros and cons of the most viable natural building techniques and places them in context to create a tool that is timeless. All of the systems reviewed have the promise of significantly reducing the environmental footprint of construction."
---Jeff Ruppert, P.E., structural and civil engineer, and publisher, The Last Straw Journal
"Ever wondered about the many shades of green in Green Building?
The book you hold in your hand not only walks you through the vast array of techniques, written by one of the worlds most experienced green builders and educators, it also provides you with all the information necessary to compose the shade of green which suits you best. The information gathered here about issues such as techniques, embodied energy, health aspects are unique in the world, and is guaranteed to make this book the leading reference book for environmentally concerned building planners for years to come. Excellent work."
---Max Vittrup Jensen, consultant, and director, PermaLot Centre of Natural Building
"We're often asked to recommend books to guide people along the path to building their own natural home. The list of books is quite short, but with Making Better Buildings it just got one important book longer. "
---Oliver Swann, naturalhomes.org
"This book is a must read for anyone trying to demystify the myriad of green building options. Chris Magwood packs this book with scientific data plus his unique hands-on experience. The result will leave every reader with a clear understanding of the benefits and challenges for a variety of super eco-friendly building methods."
---Sigi Koko, natural builder, and founder, Down to Earth Design
---Dan Chiras, Ph.D., director, The Evergreen Institute and author, The Natural House, The New Ecological Home and The Solar House
"Comparing contemporary building technologies based on criteria such as embodied energy or energy efficiency is a huge job -- a job that holds most contractors and owner-builders back from making informed choices. Chris Magwood has saved us all thousands of research hours with Making Better Buildings. This book is not only a tool for the builders of today, but is a marvelous textbook for the young, emerging building professionals of tomorrow."
---Emily Niehaus, Founding Director of Community Rebuilds
"At last: clarity! There are more and more people all over the world who are discovering the joy and satisfaction of building for themselves with natural materials. Very few, however, are also able to teach, communicate and inspire those around them. Of that precious few, Chris Magwood is at the top of the list; his delight and mastery of the subject hums in every page. Whether you want a broad overview, or access to high-quality, practical information on specific subjects, this is the book for you."
---Bruce King, PE, Director, Ecological Building Network
"If you’re drilling deep into sustainable building and want more than superficial details, let Chris Magwood be your guide. Making Better Buildings will help builders and homeowners quantify the green building process, and better understand the impact of their decisions."
---Scott Gibson, Green Building Advisor
"Chris Magwood's new book is exciting news for builders and homeowners everywhere! This includes people who haven't even heard yet of the ideas that Chris lays out with such accessible knowledge and clarity. As one of the most knowledgeable and experienced ecological builders in North America, practicality and efficiency is one of his prime concerns. As one of the leading natural builders in the world, his affordable ideas are offered for all scales, within his broad and creative vision."
---Mark Lakeman, Communitecture Architecture & Planning, and cofounder, The City Repair Project, Portland, OR
"Based on Chris Magwood’s considerable experience of sustainable buildings systems, this book provides invaluable guidance for builders, designers and those thinking of building their own home. Stripping away the hype, the book provides a rational and balanced assessment of alternative options for the major components of a building. It is particularly valuable since it includes a wide range of criteria such as cost, durability, code compliance and labour intensiveness together with environmental criteria, which make it a highly useful decision support tool for many sustainable building projects. Also, we are encouraged to get beyond the bickering about different systems at the “micro” level and to focus on the bigger picture, “macro” issues, when choosing building components and systems which will lead to significant change."
---Professor Mark Gorgolewski, Ryerson University
"Making Better Buildings belongs in the library of every designer or builder in the green building business and should be read by every owner planning a new home. This is not simply green building -- this is the future of construction! Chris Magwood has clearly described the pros and cons of the most viable natural building techniques and places them in context to create a tool that is timeless. All of the systems reviewed have the promise of significantly reducing the environmental footprint of construction."
---Jeff Ruppert, P.E., structural and civil engineer, and publisher, The Last Straw Journal
"Ever wondered about the many shades of green in Green Building?
The book you hold in your hand not only walks you through the vast array of techniques, written by one of the worlds most experienced green builders and educators, it also provides you with all the information necessary to compose the shade of green which suits you best. The information gathered here about issues such as techniques, embodied energy, health aspects are unique in the world, and is guaranteed to make this book the leading reference book for environmentally concerned building planners for years to come. Excellent work."
---Max Vittrup Jensen, consultant, and director, PermaLot Centre of Natural Building
"We're often asked to recommend books to guide people along the path to building their own natural home. The list of books is quite short, but with Making Better Buildings it just got one important book longer. "
---Oliver Swann, naturalhomes.org
"This book is a must read for anyone trying to demystify the myriad of green building options. Chris Magwood packs this book with scientific data plus his unique hands-on experience. The result will leave every reader with a clear understanding of the benefits and challenges for a variety of super eco-friendly building methods."
---Sigi Koko, natural builder, and founder, Down to Earth Design
Notă biografică
Jen Feigin is a designer, carpenter and natural builder specializing in sustainable design with a strong focus on straw bale wall systems and many other natural building techniques. Together with Chris Magwood, Jen is a founder and director of the Endeavour Centre for Innovative Building and Living based in Peterborough, Ont. She owns and operates Green Hammer Construction, and has been an instructor and project manager with the Sustainable Building Design and Construction program at Fleming College since 2007. Jen teaches workshops on natural building techniques across Ontario.
Chris Magwood has designed and built some of the most innovative, sustainable buildings in North America, including the first off-grid, straw bale home in Ontario which became a fifteen-year research project into the implementation of sustainable building materials and technologies. He created the Sustainable Building Design and Construction program at Fleming College in 2005, and together with Jen Feigin founded and directs the Endeavour Centre for Innovative Building and Living. Chris is the author of 3 previous books on sustainable building including Straw Bale Details and More Straw Bale Building.
Chris Magwood has designed and built some of the most innovative, sustainable buildings in North America, including the first off-grid, straw bale home in Ontario which became a fifteen-year research project into the implementation of sustainable building materials and technologies. He created the Sustainable Building Design and Construction program at Fleming College in 2005, and together with Jen Feigin founded and directs the Endeavour Centre for Innovative Building and Living. Chris is the author of 3 previous books on sustainable building including Straw Bale Details and More Straw Bale Building.
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Sustainable building from the ground up – the pros and cons of the latest green and natural building materials and technologies
"…Chris Magwood’s delight and mastery of the subject hums in every page. Whether you just want a broad overview, or access to high quality practical information on specific subjects, this is the book for you."
Bruce King , Director, Ecological Building Network
"… an objective source of information on all aspects of home building from the foundation to the roof to the energy to the waste water systems. It’s the ultimate guide on building energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, and healthy green homes—quite possibly the most valuable book ever published on green building!"---Dan Chiras, Ph.D., Director of The Evergreen Institute and author of The Natural House, The New Ecological Home, The Solar House and many more
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From foundation to finish, Making Better Buildings provides the unbiased facts about the upsides and downsides of the most widely discussed materials and technologies. Drawing on the real-world experiences of professional designers and builders, this comparative guide systematically and comprehensively examines green and natural building approaches in terms of:
• Cost, sourcing, labor intensity, and ease of construction
• Energy efficiency, embodied energy, and environmental impacts
• Availability/accessibility and code compliance
• Viable applications and future potential.
Whether you are an owner preparing to build a green or natural home, or a conventional contractor determined to integrate sustainable alternatives into your existing construction practices, this up-to-the minute resource will help you to quickly and objectively compare the merits of each system for your particular project, allowing you to make the best decisions while meeting your energy, efficiency, budgetary, and site-specific needs.
"Chris Magwood has saved us all thousands and thousands of research hours with Making Better Buildings. This book is not only a tool for the builders of today, but is a marvelous textbook for the young, emerging building professionals of tomorrow." ---
Emily Niehaus, Founding Director of Community Rebuilds
"Stripping away the hype, [this] book provides a rational and balanced assessment of alternative options for the major components of a building. It is particularly valuable since it includes a wide range of criteria such as cost, durability, code compliance and labor intensiveness together with environmental criteria, which make it a highly useful decision support tool for many sustainable building projects…"
---Professor Mark Gorgolewski, head of Masters of Building Science MSc program, Ryerson University
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Chris Magwood is a sustainable builder and designer specializing in green and natural building techniques, and the founder and director of the Endeavour Centre for Innovative Building, Learning and Living. He is also the author of 3 previous books on sustainable building including Straw Bale Details and More Straw Bale Building.
"…Chris Magwood’s delight and mastery of the subject hums in every page. Whether you just want a broad overview, or access to high quality practical information on specific subjects, this is the book for you."
Bruce King , Director, Ecological Building Network
"… an objective source of information on all aspects of home building from the foundation to the roof to the energy to the waste water systems. It’s the ultimate guide on building energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, and healthy green homes—quite possibly the most valuable book ever published on green building!"---Dan Chiras, Ph.D., Director of The Evergreen Institute and author of The Natural House, The New Ecological Home, The Solar House and many more
…
From foundation to finish, Making Better Buildings provides the unbiased facts about the upsides and downsides of the most widely discussed materials and technologies. Drawing on the real-world experiences of professional designers and builders, this comparative guide systematically and comprehensively examines green and natural building approaches in terms of:
• Cost, sourcing, labor intensity, and ease of construction
• Energy efficiency, embodied energy, and environmental impacts
• Availability/accessibility and code compliance
• Viable applications and future potential.
Whether you are an owner preparing to build a green or natural home, or a conventional contractor determined to integrate sustainable alternatives into your existing construction practices, this up-to-the minute resource will help you to quickly and objectively compare the merits of each system for your particular project, allowing you to make the best decisions while meeting your energy, efficiency, budgetary, and site-specific needs.
"Chris Magwood has saved us all thousands and thousands of research hours with Making Better Buildings. This book is not only a tool for the builders of today, but is a marvelous textbook for the young, emerging building professionals of tomorrow." ---
Emily Niehaus, Founding Director of Community Rebuilds
"Stripping away the hype, [this] book provides a rational and balanced assessment of alternative options for the major components of a building. It is particularly valuable since it includes a wide range of criteria such as cost, durability, code compliance and labor intensiveness together with environmental criteria, which make it a highly useful decision support tool for many sustainable building projects…"
---Professor Mark Gorgolewski, head of Masters of Building Science MSc program, Ryerson University
…
Chris Magwood is a sustainable builder and designer specializing in green and natural building techniques, and the founder and director of the Endeavour Centre for Innovative Building, Learning and Living. He is also the author of 3 previous books on sustainable building including Straw Bale Details and More Straw Bale Building.
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Sustainable building from the ground up – the pros and cons of the latest green and natural materials and technologies