The Ecological Design Handbook

Introduction / Fred A. Stitt -- Pt. 1. Architecture And Building: The Greatest Opportunity. Ch. 1. Why Go Green? From A Primer On Sustainable Building / Dianna Lopez Barnett And William D. Browning. Ch. 2. Green Building Design: From A Primer On Sustainable Building / Dianna Lopez Barnett And William D. Browning. Ch. 3. Why Is Architecture Oblivious To The Environment? An Interview With Ian Mcharg: From Design Outlaws On The Ecological Frontier / Chris Zelov And Phil Cousineau. Ch. 4. Design Theory From: Gentle Architecture / Malcom Wells -- Pt. 2. Site. Ch. 5. Nature And Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright From Frank Lloyd Wright: His Living Voice. Ch. 6. How To Uncover The Secrets Of The Land / Dave Deppen. Ch. 7. Selecting A Site For Your Passive Solar Home: From A Simplified Guide / Lib Reid-mcgowan. Ch. 8. The Living Landscape: An Ecological Approach To Landscape Planning: From Futures By Design: The Practice Of Ecological Planning / Edited By Doug Aberley --^ Pt. 3. Sun And Wind. Ch. 9. The Passive Solar Concept: From The Passive Solar House / James Kachadorian. Ch. 10. Passive Solar: Sunspaces And Special Design Considerations: From The Passive Solar House / James Kachadorian. Ch. 11. Calculating Solar Energy And Power: From Photovoltaic Energy Systems / Matthew Buresch. Ch. 12. Building The Home Energy Machine: From The Independent Home: Living Well With Power From The Sun, Wind, And Water / Michael Potts. Ch. 13. Wind Power Evaluating The Technology -- What Works And What Doesn't: From Wind Power For Home & Business: Renewable Energy For The 1990s And Beyond / Paul Gipe --^ Pt. 4. Alternative Materials And Construction. Ch. 14. History And Evolution Of Earth Construction: From Adobe And Rammed Earth Buildings Design And Construction / Paul Graham Mchenry, Jr. Ch. 15. Benefits Of Straw Bale Construction: From The Straw Bale House / Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen And David Bainbridge / [et Al.]. Ch. 16. The Building Envelope: Walls, Roofs, And Foundations: From Energy-efficient Design And Construction For Commercial Buildings / Adrian Tuluca. Ch. 17. Earth Casting: From Paolo Soleri's Earth Casting: Silt As A Craft Medium / Paolo Soleris And Scott M. Davis --^ Pt. 5. Alternative Living. Ch. 18. The Case For Reuse: From Choose To Reuse / Nikki And David Goldbeck. Ch. 19. Cluster Development: From The Last Landscape / William H. Whyte. Ch. 20. Indoor Air Quality: From Healing Environments / Carol Venolia. Ch. 21. Villages Around The World: From Rebuilding Community In America: Housing For Ecological Living Personal Empowerment, And The New Extended Family / Ken Norwood And Kathleen Smith -- Pt. 6. Eco Politics. Ch. 22. The Seduction Of Planning: From Free Minds & Free Markets / Lynn Scarlett. Ch. 23. The Economics Of Building Codes And Standards: From Resolving The Housing Crisis: Government Policy, Decontrol, And The Public Interest / Peter F. Colwell And James B. Kau / Edited By M. Bruce Johnson --^ Pt. 7. Waste, Bioremediation, & Permaculture. Ch. 24. Living Machines New Alchemy: Where It All Began: From Eco-cities To Living Machines / Nancy Jack Todd And John Todd. Ch. 25. From Bioshelters To Solar Villages To Future Human Settlements: From Eco-cities To Living Machines / Nancy Jack Todd And John Todd. Ch. 26. Living Machines And The Years Ahead: From Eco-cities To Living Machines / Nancy Jack Todd And John Todd -- Pt. 8. Architects And Their Work. Ch. 27. The House That Max Built: From Metropolis Magazine / Eugenia Bone. Ch. 28. Environmental Showplace House: Arizona Public Services Co / Edward Jones. Ch. 29. A Home For Everyone: From Democratic Architecture: Practical Solutions To Today's Housing Crisis / Donald Macdonald. Ch. 30. Mickey Muennig -- A Natural Architecture. Ch. 31. Bart Prince's Passive Solar Home And Studio. Ch. 32. Ken Yeang: A Marriage Of Ecology And Design. Ch. 33. Eugene Tsui: Evolutionary Architecture. Ch. 34. Glen Small --^ Land In The Sky: From The Futurist. Ch. 35. Daniel B.-h. Liebermann: Eco-village Project. Ch. 36. Phil Tc Hawes: Eco Design Activist. Ch. 37. Steve Badanes And The Jersey Devil. Ch. 38. Biohaus: An Advanced 21st Century Home / Charles L. Sholten. Ch. 39. Biohaus / Suren Gunasekara. Ch. 40. Organic Architecture: From The Making Of An Organic Architect / Kendrick Bangs Kellogg. Fred A. Stitt, Editor.