Additional Internet Resources related to Section 4 Topics Housing Design Smaller Houses and Apartments Materials and Techniques Alternative Housing Structures (systems and models) Retrofitting Multiple Unit Housing and Skyscrapers Housing Design US Passive House Institute http://www.passivehouse.us/passiveHouse/PHIUSHome.html American Passive House Network http://www.aphnetwork.org/ Green Building Advisor (building and designing) http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/ 10 benefits of a passive house http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/construction/green/10-benefits-of-a-passive-house.htm The Natural Home https://www.thenaturalhome.com/ Do it yourself eco-home http://www.tomsguide.com/us/DIY-Home-Eco-Friendly,news-11823.html Hab Lab at Open Source Ecology http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Hab_Lab New Alchemy Publications http://www.thegreencenter.net/ Climatic design of buildings using passive methods http://www.sheltercentre.org/sites/default/files/Climatic_Design_of_Buildings_using_Passive_Techniques.pdf Free ebook on passive home construction. https://www.thenaturalhome.com/passivesolar.html The hexayurt http://hexayurt.com/ Hexayurt in Haiti http://files.howtolivewiki.com/hexayurt_in_haiti_v1.1.pdf Hexayurt shelter system http://howtolivewiki.com/EN_WIKI/images/c/cd/Hexayurt_pentagon_presentation.pdf Efficient agriculture buildings http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/agbuildings.pdf Retrofitting a trailer house to be sustainable. http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2011/01/18/sustainable-cabin-at-texas-tech-by-urs-peter-flueckiger/ Root cellar basics http://waltonfeed.com/blog/show/article_id/474 Rural houses http://www.sheltercentre.org/sites/default/files/LB_RuralHousePlans.pdf Construction techniques to protect homes from high wind damage http://www.sheltercentre.org/sites/default/files/LB_RuralHousePlans.pdf How they used to do it, root cellar building http://waltonfeed.com/blog/show/article_id/444 Smaller Houses and Apartments Tumbleweed Tiny Houses http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/ Tiny House Blog http://tinyhouseblog.com/ Ten tiny houses you will love. http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/real-estate/T010-S001-10-tiny-houses-you-ll-love-big-time-slide-show/index.html Tiny House Design (has free plans) http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/ Beyond Small Living: the Slow Home Movement http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/beyond-small-living-the-slow-h-145766 Design education for homeowners (from the Small Home Studio) http://slowhomestudio.com/category/library/ The Tiny Life http://www.thetinylife.com/ Life Edited http://www.lifeedited.com/ Treehugger Small Apartment Index http://www.treehugger.com/tag/lifeedited/ Materials and techniques Additives to clay: minerals and synthetics http://practicalaction.org/practicalanswers/product_info.php?products_id=204 Additives to clay: organics http://practicalaction.org/practicalanswers/product_info.php?products_id=202%7B1%7D1 Alternatives to Portland cement http://practicalaction.org/practicalanswers/product_info.php?products_id=208 Clay tile manufacture http://practicalaction.org/practicalanswers/product_info.php?cPath=27_70&products_id=282&attrib=1 Making stabilized soil blocks http://practicalaction.org/practicalanswers/product_info.php?products_id=221 How to build a modified post and beam frame http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Modified-Post-and-Beam-Frame Confined masonry: a guide for masons http://www.sheltercentre.org/sites/default/files/schacher_confined-masonry-handout-engl-23307.pdf How to build a stone foundation http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Stone-Foundation Construction of the timberless house http://practicalaction.org/sudan/docs/region_sudan/timberless-house-construction.pdf Earthship walls http://www.i4at.org/surv/canwalls.htm Rock construction http://www.i4at.org/surv/rockwork.htm Ferro cement http://www.i4at.org/surv/ferro.htm Concrete construction http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/vita/construc/en/construc.htm Bamboo construction http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/vita/bamboo/en/bamboo.htm Making building blocks with a ram press http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/vita/cinvaram/en/cinvaram.htm Burned building brick http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/vita/burnbrik/en/burnbrik.htm Stabilized earth construction http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/vita/stabert2/en/stabert2.htm Understanding adobe http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/vita/adobe/en/adobe.htm Understanding ferrocement http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/vita/ferrcmnt/en/ferrcmnt.htm Small scale brick making http://www.cd3wd.com/cd3wd_40/vita/bricks/en/bricks.htm Huts and thatch http://chrismolloy.com/www/p133 Mud as a mortar. http://practicalaction.org/practicalanswers/product_info.php?products_id=209&attrib=1 Mud plasters and renders http://practicalaction.org/practicalanswers/product_info.php?products_id=146&attrib=1 Timber reinforced masonry http://www.sheltercentre.org/sites/default/files/Battar-handout_English-07-06-04.pdf How to build a floating trash island http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/how-to-build-a-floating-trash-island.html How to build an earthbag house. http://www.earthbagbuilding.com/resources.htm The Submarine Shack: water cooled metal structures for desert environments. http://www.utopiasprings.com/submarineshack.htm The secrets of Roman concrete. http://www.romanconcrete.com/Article1Secrets.pdf Wattle and daub building (England) http://www.tonygraham.co.uk/house_repair/wattle_daub/WD.html Rodent-proof construction. http://elkhorn.unl.edu/epublic/live/g2017/build/g2017.pdf Alternative Housing Structures (systems and models) National Association of Housing Cooperatives http://www.coophousing.org/ How housing cooperatives work http://home.howstuffworks.com/real-estate/housing-cooperatives.htm How to start a housing coop http://www.shareable.net/blog/how-to-start-a-housing-coop Wikipedia on housing cooperatives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_cooperative University of Wisconsin on Housing Cooperatives http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/pdf/coopHouse02.pdf Investopedia on housing coops http://www.investopedia.com/articles/pf/08/housingco-op.asp Cooperative Housing Toolbox http://ncdf.coop/documents/HousingToolbox.pdf Students and housing cooperatives http://www.ica.coop/al-housing/categories/Housing-Co%252doperative-Best-Practice/Students-and-Housing-Cooperatives/ A look at students housing cooperatives http://www.ic.org/pnp/cdir/1995/32altus.php Co-housing association of the US http://www.cohousing.org/ Wikipedia on Co-housing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohousing Co-housing California http://www.calcoho.org/ Creating Co-housing http://www.newsociety.com/Books/C/Creating-Cohousing Starting a Cohousing Community Meetup Groups http://starting-a-cohousing-community.meetup.com/ Co-housing FAQs http://www.cohousingpartners.com/faq.html Retrofitting Multiple Unit Housing and Skyscrapers The plant room http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/plant-room-clips-on-to-existing-apartments-for-food-and-energy.html Added on to the outer wall of an existing apartment, it provides solar hot water, a small greenhouse, a clothes line for air drying clothes. Retrofitting skyscrapers for food and energy http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/retrofitting-our-skyscrapers-for-food-and-power.html Zero Footprints Reskinning Program for Skyscrapers http://reskinningawards.com/ Energy Efficient Remodeling http://www.bae.uky.edu/energy/residential/guide/ Your Home Technical Manual http://www.yourhome.gov.au/technical/index.html To buy a PDF version (landscape orientation, 3 column) click the PayPal Buy Now button! Only $1.99! Back to Resource Page Home