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1) Earth-sheltered houses: how to build an affordable underground home

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An earth sheltered, earth roofed home has the least impact upon the land of all housing styles, leaving almost zero footprint on the planet and creating a dwelling in harmony with its environment. But early attempts at constructing underground houses ran into a host of problems that modern technology and more evolved experience with the technique have now solved.A highly practical guide, this book brings earth-sheltered construction completely up...

2) Complete book of cordwood masonry housebuilding: the earthwood method

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Roy, Robert L

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c1992

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This book shows information on a building technique in which blocks, butts, or ends of logs are laid widthwise in a wall within a special mortar mix.

3) The complete book of underground houses: How to build a low-cost home

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Roy, Robert L

Pub. Date

c1994

4) Underground houses: how to build a low-cost home

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Roy, Robert L

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Covers all aspects of designing and constructing a subterranean house from siting and excavation to landscaping and finishing the interior, drawing attention to the advantages of underground homes.