Sustainable compromises : a yurt, a straw bale house, and ecological living
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Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction | 640.286 BOYE | Checked Out | May 2, 2024 |
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Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2014.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Street Date
1405
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"An account of Boye's experiences building and occupying alternative, sustainable houses"--,Provided by publisher.
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"Living simply isn't always simple. When Alan Boye first lived in sustainable housing, he was young, idealistic, and not much susceptible to compromise--until rattlesnakes, black widow spiders, and loneliness drove him out of the utilities-free yurt he'd built in New Mexico. Thirty-five years later, he decided to try again. This time, with an idealism tempered by experience and practical considerations, Boye and his wife constructed an off-the-grid, energy-efficient, straw bale house in Vermont. Sustainable Compromises chronicles these two remarkable attempts to live simply in two disparate American eras. Writing with hard-won authority and humor, Boye takes up the 'how-to' practicalities of 'building green,' from finances to nuts and bolts to strains on friends and family. With Walden as a historical and philosophical touchstone and his own experience as a practical guide, he also explores the ethical and environmental concerns that have framed such undertakings from Thoreau's day to our own. A firsthand account of the pleasures and pitfalls of living simply, his book is a deeply informed and engaging reflection on what sustainability really means--in personal, communal, ethical, and environmental terms"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Boye, A. (2014). Sustainable compromises: a yurt, a straw bale house, and ecological living . University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boye, Alan, 1950-. 2014. Sustainable Compromises: A Yurt, a Straw Bale House, and Ecological Living. University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Boye, Alan, 1950-. Sustainable Compromises: A Yurt, a Straw Bale House, and Ecological Living University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Boye, Alan. Sustainable Compromises: A Yurt, a Straw Bale House, and Ecological Living University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
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