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EARTH-SHELTERED HOUSE sa RAMMED EARTH CONSTRUCTION x UNDERGROUND HOUSE xx HOUSE Special edition. Earth sheltered housing. Several designs are illustrated. Special edition. Earth sheltered housing and passive solar heating. Tips on building underground homes, etc. A look at underground housing. Includes photos of two houses, one built around an atrium, and the other an elevational style. A look at two styles of earth-sheltered homes. A look at today's earth-sheltered home technology and a review of common pitfalls. Facts about underground homes. Housing: the shape of things to come. A look at foamed dome, log cabin, precut, manufactured, transposed, steel frame, geodesic dome, and earth-sheltered homes. Passive cooling. Earth-coupling, shuttered skylights and good venting help keep a North Florida house cool. Construction & design elements described. Waterproofing earth-sheltered houses. Earth-sheltered "airplane house" features south-wall solar collector and site-built lenticular trusses to form a curved roof. Earth shelter on Cape Cod. Design and construction of an underground house that gains solar heat and light without a southern exposure. Underground retreat. A small house in Vermont nestles in to preserve the main house's view. Construction and waterproofing details noted. A look at architect John Hix's "solar cave with a view", an underground house with passive solar heat. A look at a passively heated underground house located near Columbus, Ohio and designed by Solar-Earth Energy Inc. (SEE). Includes information on getting an information packet on SEE house designs. The Solartron prefabricated earth-sheltered home. A look at a new approach to underground building materials, the use of preformed fiberglass-reinforced plywood panels. A look at an earth-sheltered, sun-tempered, nearly energy self-sufficient house built by the Strickler family in Washington. Two years underground. A report on the heating and cooling efficiencies of the underground house described in issue #54 (Nov-Dec 1978). A look at the Colosol earth-sheltered home with passive solar heating in Dillon, CO. A 20th century cliff house. A cave house built near Grand Junction, CO. A look at a post and beam, passive solar earth sheltered house. A look at an earth sheltered passive solar house in southern Illinois. Design for a quick and inexpensive earth-sheltered home (sod igloo). Buying an existing earth-sheltered home. Some tips. Guidelines for going underground. A look at site conditions, building codes, design, heat retention, materials, humidity, and landscaping. Earth sheltering's newest technique (post-tensioning of the walls). A look at the homes designed by Lon Simmons. Underground homes. Five articles look at the reasons and methods for building underground houses. A new technique for underground homes. This innovation holds heat, sheds water, and costs less. Underground "arch" house is built using "Arch-Tech" panels. Digging in. How one family lives underground in Armington, Illinois. A look at underground architecture. A look at an Ecology House that is built underground with an atrium to provide natural light. Solar houses go underground. Diagrams and photos of several designs. Underground basics. What you need to know before you begin construction. A look at a solar-heated house that is half underground. Designed by David Wright and located in northern California, the house has earth atop the main room, a sunken garden courtyard, and tall view tower, and a separate garage and studio. Profile of Dave Carter's underground house in Lincoln, Nebraska. An architect, engineer and solar expert critiques the good and bad points of underground buildings. Earth sheltered home has two floors and dozens of innovations. Includes several construction tips. | |||||||||
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