Building Your Own Home - Tips, Techniques and Thoughts for the Owner-Builder    by Carl A Harte
Price: $4.99 USD. 85260 words. Language: English. Published on May 11, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
A detailed, valuable resource for building an energy efficient, comfortable and “sustainable” home. Contains 23 chapters with more than 60 photos & diagrams. Some topics: Insulation, design & proportion, size & layout, construction methods, Passive Solar Design, rainwater harvesting, plumbing, sustainable heating, cooling, hot water, cooking, alternative energy, adobe, steel.

How to Future Proof Your Home: A Guide to Building with Energy Intelligence in Cold Climates    by Shane Wolffe
Price: $7.97 USD. 28710 words. Language: Canadian English. Published on February 12, 2013. Nonfiction » Home and Garden » Green living.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Professionally accredited author Shane Wolffe aims to show readers how to cost effectively build homes to be up to 85 percent more energy efficient, even in extreme climates. The book is based on building principles that work and were pioneered in Saskatchewan, Canada – a place with one of the most extreme climates in the world where yearly temperatures range from -40°C (-40F) to 35°C (95F).

Zen Culture    by Thomas Hoover
Price: Free! 67710 words. Language: English. Published on August 20, 2010. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.
Random House 1977 Zen History,Haiku, Ceramics, Archery, Landscape Garden, Stone Garden, Ink Landscape Scroll, Zen Architecture, Sword, Katana, No Theater, Noh Theater, Japanese Tea Ceremony, Flower arranging, Ikebana, Zen Ceramic Art, Raku, Shino, Ryoanji-ji “Highly recommended” The Center for Asian Studies “A connoisseur” NYC-FM “Hoover provides an excellent introduction