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Natural timber frame homes building with wood, stone, clay, and straw

"Natural Timber Frame Homes is a book about the future of houses-those inspired not by a technology-governed and energy-intensive world, but instead developed organically in response to the places in which we live. Through beautiful photography and informed text, Natural Timber Frame Homes explores...

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Main Author: Bingham, Wayne J.
Other Authors: Pfeffer, Jerod
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Salt Lake City : Gibbs Smith, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Wooden-frame houses.
Building materials.
Appropriate technology.
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Summary:"Natural Timber Frame Homes is a book about the future of houses-those inspired not by a technology-governed and energy-intensive world, but instead developed organically in response to the places in which we live. Through beautiful photography and informed text, Natural Timber Frame Homes explores the quiet splendor of traditional timber frame homes built with straw bales and plaster or clay-finished walls."--From publisher's website.
Physical Description:xix, 145 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
ISBN:9781586858605 (hardcover)
1586858602 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Wayne Bingham has worked as building program director for the state of Utah for ten years and has been in private architectural practice for twenty years. He was instrumental in developing and building the AIA Habitat for Humanity house, and served as chairperson of the AIA Committee on the Environment. His work has been published in Architectural Digest and Popular Science, among others. Bill is building a straw bale home in Teton Valley, Idaho. Jerod Pfeffer combines a background in carpentry with a formal education in photography and journalism. A lifelong woodworker, Jerod teaches others the craft of timberframing and hand-tool woodworking through demonstrations and workshops. He lives in Idaho.

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