The New Autonomous House: Design and Planning for Sustainability

HARDBACK "FOLLOW UP TO THE AUTONOMOUS HOUSE," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2000* Publisher: Thames & Hudson.* Binding and cover condition: Tan cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine & blind logo to face. No bumps or rubs, no visible shelf wear. FINE.* Jacket condition: NOT PRICE CLIPPED, but showing no shelf price to jacket. Publishers adhesive price label to rear of jacket. £18.95, colour illustrated jacket showing a colour photo of a modern eco-house, absolutely minimal shelf wear to head and tail of spine. No Losses. Now in clear un-attached protective wrapper. FINE.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Coloured end papers (olive green). Clean, crisp, tight and bright. No inscriptions or annotations, seems un-used. No visible faults. FINE.* Illustrations: Numerous b/w line drawn illustrations, plans and diagrams throughout.* Pages: 238 pp. text. xvii pp. appendices & index at rear.* Product description:- In 1975 Brenda & Robert Vale published The Autonomous House, a manifesto offering down-to-earth suggestions for building homes that do not pollute the earth or squander its resources. Their book received tremendous praise from all over the world and was seen as a significant move towards green architecture. Nearly twenty years on, in the early 1990's the Vales decided to turn their groundbreaking ideas into reality. This books records the building of a house based on the principles of that first book. It presents a thought-provoking, practical solution to environmental and housing problems. This text provides information on living in a home that is inexpensive, kind to the planet, and liberates its owner from water and electricity bills.? This is a FINE text copy of the 1st thus 1st imp. with no visible faults in a FINE JACKET, now in clear un-attached protective wrapper.*