Earth Sheltered Housing Design

Earth Sheltered Housing Design published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, New York, NY, 1979. 1st Edition 6th Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Oblong. Condition: Nr Fine in Torn & Taped DJ. DJ price clipped. Corners bumped, overall content excellent. 318 Pgs. ISBN 0442261578. LCCN 78-25555. Guidelines, examples, and references. Illustrated. This book offers homeowners and architects a comfortable and economic approach to underground housing based on modern construction techniques. It provides plans, details, and photos of existing examples of earth sheltered houses from around the country, and shows how to design homes using such low cost natural resource- and energy-saving systems as layers of sol insulation and passive solar heating. Prepared by The Underground Space Center, University of Minnesota for The Minnesota Energy Agency and funded by The Legislative Commission of Minnesota Resources. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 13697.