Building Without Borders describes pioneering efforts to create sustainable shelter for billions currently under-housed. It surveys projects around the world that are housing the homeless without destroying natural habitats to do so, by drawing upon local traditions such as bamboo, straw bale and earthen construction. Highly illustrated and popular in style, it includes case studies, technical information, and the latest thinking on truly sustainable construction, a… More >>
Building Without Borders: Sustainable Construction for the Global Village
Tags: global village product, housing the homeless, natural habitats, straw bale, sustainable construction
I’ve referenced this book in academic papers in my graduate studies and it’s good enough that I plan to use some of the ideas therein this summer while rebuilding Haiti.
Rating: 5 / 5