By Dan Imhoff
This visually dynamic, front-end resource tool allows architects, builders and owners to explore opportunities to use tree-free, recycled and certified wood materials and systems. It’s a "concept book" that's useful in the earliest stages of project design, research and planning. After identifying building materials or techniques, use the contacts and resources listed to gather further information on construction specifications and to find suppliers in your area. (Another good source of suppliers is the Oikos Product Directory.)
Building with Vision offers concise overviews, at-a-glance advantages and challenges, original photographs, resources for further research, dozens of case studies and sidebars that encourage healthy construction by minimizing forest destruction. It is a must-have resource for architecture studios, contractors, homeowners and others concerned about the ecological impacts of building projects.
Building with Vision includes these topics: Construction Without Destruction (Randy Hayes); Building as if Forests Mattered (Sim Van der Ryn); The Case for Local Solutions; FSC-Certified, Recycled and Salvaged Wood; Framing Siding and Sheathing Options; Insulated Structural Systems; Natural Building Methods; Recycled Materials and Resource Recovery; Surface and Finish Materials; extensive resource directories.
136 pages, 2001
Table of Contents
Construction without Destruction
Building as if Forests Mattered
Section One The Case for Local Solutions
Section Two FSC-Certified, Recycled, and Salvaged Wood
Section Three Framing, Siding, and Sheathing Options
Section Four Insulated Structural Systems
Section Five Natural Building Methods
Section Six Recycled Materials and Resource Recovery
Section Seven Surface and Finish Materials
Section Eight Notes, Bibliography, and Acknowledgements |
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