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Building with Cob - A Step-by-step Guide
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| NZ$ 85.00 each |
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| Author: Adam Weismann & Katy Bryce |
| Published by: Green Books |
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The ancient method of cob building uses a simple mixture of clay sub-soil, aggregate, straw and water to create solid structural walls built without shuttering or forms, onto a stone plinth. It is now undergoing a renaissance as an 'eco-friendly' building material because of its amazing 'green' credentials. "Building with Cob" shows how to apply this ancient technique in a wide variety of contemporary situations, covering everything from design and siting, mixing, building walls, fireplaces, ovens and floors, lime and other natural finishes, and gaining planning permission and building regulation approval. It also explains in detail how to sensitively restore an old cob structure. This book is a step-by-step guide, lavishly illustrated with over 300 colour photos and 85 diagrams.
Contents: Introduction 1 Earth building 2 Site & design 3 Identifying & 4 How to make 5 Foundations 6 Building with 7 Roofs 8 Insulation 9 Lime & other 10
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The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals (2nd ed.)
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| NZ$ 135.00 each |
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| Author: Carolyn M. King |
| Published by: Oxford University Press |
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In New Zealand, the introduced species vastly outnumber the native species. The second edition of The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals is an invaluable field guide that examines the diverse and fascinating ways these species have established themselves and adapted to co-existing in the foreign environment. All species are set out in a standardised form for easy reference, and include accounts of measurements, distribution (world wide and in New Zealand), habitat, social organisation and behaviour, reproduction and development, predators, parasites, diseases, and their significance to the New Zealand environment.
The ecology, behaviour, interactions, and population dynamics of mammals in New Zealand, both native and introduced, are of interest to mammal biologists everywhere.
This book also aims to stimulate further interest and promote new research into the country’s fascinating ecology.
Carolyn King is a Senior Lecturer at the
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Using Natural Finishes
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| Author: Adam Weismann |
| Published by: Greenwich Workshop Press Inc.,U.S. |
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With the increasing awareness of eco-building techniques alongside the desire to make our homes healthier, the historical benefits of using natural renders and paints are being rediscovered. "Using Natural Finishes" is an in-depth guide to the selection, mixing and application of lime and clay based plasters, renders, paints and washes. Providing step-by-step instructions with detailed illustrations to show the practical elements of working with lime and clay-based finishes, the authors demonstrate how these natural breathable plasters and paints can be used on a wide variety of wall surfaces, including traditional and eco-build materials like cob, strawbale and stone, as well as modern plasterboard and concrete surfaces, with stunning results.Easy to follow DIY projects guide the reader through all aspects of using these natural finishes, with beautiful photographs of techniques and examples from the UK and abroad. It covers: cob,
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Wildwood : A Journey through Trees
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| Author: Roger Deakin |
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From the walnut tree at his Suffolk home, Roger Deakin embarks upon a quest that takes him through Britain, across Europe, to Central Asia and Australia, in search of what lies behind man's profound and enduring connection with wood and with trees. Meeting woodlanders of all kinds, he lives in shacks and cabins, builds hazel benders, and hunts bush-plums with aboriginal women. At once autobiography, history, a traveller's tale and a work of natural history, "Wildwood" is a lyrical and fiercely intimate evocation of the spirit of trees: in nature, in our souls, in our culture, and in our lives.
First published 2007.
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