Rob Roy
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Many natural building methods rely upon the use of post and beam frame structures that are then in-filled with straw, cob, cordwood, or more conventional wall materials. But traditional timber framing employs the use of finely crafted jointing and wooden pegs, requiring a high degree of craftsmanship and training, as well as much time and expense. However, there is another way . . .Timber Framing for the Rest of Us describes the timber framing methods...
Author
Publisher
Crown Business
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In this groundbreaking narrative-driven book for businesses, individuals, and entrepreneurs, a veteran Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer shows how the battle-tested skills that enable SEAL teams to achieve the impossible can help business executives and individuals to make better decisions and get the best out of their teams when the pressure is on. Anyone can make good decisions when everything is in their favor, but in life as in war, it's in turbulent...
8) Walled in
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Sam Walczak is a recent engineering graduate who travels to the middle of nowhere to supervise the demolition of the mysterious Malestrazza Building. She soon comes in contact with the horrifying secrets of the building and its past inhabitants, many of whom were entombed alive within the walls of the building by its obsessed architect. Sam begins to unravel the clandestine details of the architect's life and his building, she becomes drawn into the...
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"From various wall-building methods and new mortar options to electrical wiring and code compliance, and augmented by fresh case studies from around the world, more than a dozen new chapters cover the array of innovations in cordwood construction since the first release nearly 15 years ago. Cordwood Building remains the most comprehensive book available on cordwood masonry construction methods."--