Earth sheltered community design : energy-efficient residential development / [prepared by the] Underground Space Center, University of Minnesota ; [principal investigator] Raymond Sterling ; [project coordinator] John Carmody ; [associate project coordinator] Gail Elnicky.

Title & Author:

Publication:

New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1981.

Description:

270 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm

Notes:
"Funded by the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-262) and index.
Also issued online.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.
Dust jacket.

Exhibitions:

Exhibited: "1973: désolé, plus d'essence = 1973: sorry, out of gas", Centre canadien d'architecture, Nov. 7, 2007-Apr. 20, 2008.

Summary:

Explores the earth sheltered housing alternative to conventional homes. Includes information on site design and selection, topography, soil data, climate and marketability.

ISBN:

0442285574
9780442285579
0442285582 (pbk.)
9780442285586 (pbk.)

Subject:

Earth sheltered houses Design and construction.
Dwellings Energy conservation.
City planning.
City Planning
Souterrains aménagés Dessins et plans.
Habitations Économies d'énergie.
Urbanisme.
urban planning.
Planned communities
Earth sheltered residences Architectural design

Added entries:

Sterling, Raymond.
Carmody, John.
Elnicky, Gail.
University of Minnesota. Underground Space Center.
Minnesota. Legislature. Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 136604
Call No.: 8243
Status: Available

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