The Rocket Mass Heater Builders Guide

Author : Erica Wisner
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1550926160
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide written by Erica Wisner and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home heating that's safe, clean, efficient, and uses 70 to 90 percent less fuel than a typical woodstove A rocket mass heater is an earthen masonry heating system which provides clean, safe and efficient warmth for your home, all while using 70-90% less fuel than a traditional woodstove. These unique and beautiful installations provide luxurious comfort year-round. In cold weather a few hours of clean, hot burning can provide 20 or more hours of steady warmth, while the unit's large thermal mass acts as a heat sink, cooling your home on sizzling summer days. Packed with hard-to-find information, The Rocket Mass Heater Builder's Guide includes: Comprehensive design, construction and installation instructions combined with detailed maintenance and troubleshooting advice Brick-by-brick layouts, diagrams, and architectural plans augmented with detailed parts drawings and photographs for clarity Relevant and up-to-date code information and standards to help you navigate the approval process with local building departments. Earthen masonry heating systems are well-suited for natural and conventional builders alike. A super-efficient, wood-burning, rocket mass heater can help you dramatically reduce your energy costs while enhancing the beauty, value and comfort of your home.

Author : Ianto Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966373844
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rocket Mass Heaters written by Ianto Evans and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ken Matesz
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603583114
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Masonry Heaters written by Ken Matesz and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Masonry Heaters is a complete guide to designing and living with one of the oldest, and yet one of the newest, heating devices. A masonry heater’s design, placement in the home, and luxurious radiant heat redefine the hearth for the modern era, turning it into a piece of the sun right inside the home. Like the feeling one gets from the sun on a spring day, the environment around a masonry heater feels fresh. The radiant heat feels better on the skin. It warms the home both gently and efficiently. In fact, the value of a masonry heater lies in its durability, quality, serviceability, dependability, and health-supporting features. And it is an investment in self-sufficiency and freedom from fossil fuels. The book discusses different masonry heater designs, including variations extant in Europe, and explains the growth of their popularity in the United States beginning in the late 1970s. For the reader who may be familiar only with open fireplaces and metal woodstoves, Masonry Heaters will bring a new understanding and appreciation of massive heat storage and gentle-but-persistent radiant heat. Masonry heaters offer a unique comfort that is superior to that from convection heat from forced-air systems, and more personal than that offered by “radiant” floors. As Matesz demonstrates, the heat from the sun or from a masonry heater is genuine heat instead of just insulation against the loss of heat. Those who are looking to build, add onto, or remodel a house will find comprehensive and practical advice for designing and installing a masonry heater, including detailed discussion of materials, code considerations, and many photos and illustrations. While this is not a do-it-yourself guide for building a masonry heater, it provides facts every heater builder should know. Professional contractors will find this a useful tool to consult, and homeowners considering a new method of home heating will find all they need to know about masonry heaters within these pages.

Author : Matthew Remine
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781986029001
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Batch Rocket Mass Heater Plans and Builder's Guide written by Matthew Remine and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple, easy to read plans allow you to build your own super efficient batch rocket mass heater. Easy to cut and work with, ceramic fiber board allows easy, quick construction of the highest perfomance stove core possible. Easy hardware solutions and clear brick layout simplifies the build. Tested and proven dimensions mean you get it right the first time. Build a warm cozy masonry heater for the center of your home to provide a lifetime of heating, cooking, and memories.

Author : Sukita Reay Crimmel
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 155092561X
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Earthen Floors written by Sukita Reay Crimmel and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Down and dirty – a complete step-by-step guide to making, installing and living with beautiful, all-natural earthen floors For most of human history, people have lived in durable, comfortable buildings made from natural materials such as soil, sand, rocks and fiber. All over the globe, these ancient traditions persist; a quarter to a third of the world's population today lives in houses built partially or entirely of earth. Conventional Western building techniques using industrial materials may save time and create efficiencies, but these perceived savings come at considerable financial and environmental cost. As well as boasting a unique and beautiful aesthetic, natural building techniques are accessible, affordable and nontoxic. Earthen Floors: A Modern Approach to an Ancient Practice is the first comprehensive, fully illustrated manual covering the history, use and maintenance of this attractive, practical flooring option. This detailed, fully-illustrated guide explains every part of the process, including: Sourcing and harvesting materials Preparing the subfloor Pouring, finishing and sealing the floor Living with and maintaining your earthen floor. Because information on creating quality earthen floors was not previously widely available, there have been some negative experiences. Drawing on the combined knowledge of the most qualified earthen floor practitioners, as well their own substantial experience, the authors deliver the definitive resource for this exciting technique, perfect for everyone from the novice to veteran builder.

Author : Ianto Evans
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1890132349
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hand-sculpted House written by Ianto Evans and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cob, a structural composite of earth, water, straw, clay, and sand, has been used for centuries, in virtually all parts of the world, to create homes ranging from mud huts in Africa to lavish adobe haciendas in Latin America. This practical and inspiring hands-on guide teaches anyone to build a cob dwelling.

Author : Sepp Holzer
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1603584641
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Desert Or Paradise written by Sepp Holzer and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines the author's ten points of sustainable self-reliance, details pond and lake construction, and discusses biodiversity.

Author : Alex Wilson
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 155092348X
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Your Green Home written by Alex Wilson and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to designing and building the environmentally friendly, energy efficient home of your dreams. More and more homeowners today want houses that are healthy to live in and cause minimal damage to the environment. That’s what green building is all about. Your Green Home is written for homeowners planning a new home—whether you are working with an architect or builder, or serving as your own general contractor. Intended to improve the overall environmental performance of new houses being built, the book sets out to answer some of the big-picture questions relating to having a home designed and built-and getting what you want. Your Green Home covers: Home location and its relationship to the community Site design Construction systems Building design to optimize energy performance Renewable energy systems Material selection Indoor environmental quality Water efficiency Material selection Written by the founder of BuildingGreen—North America’s premier green building authority—this book will prove useful not only to future homeowners, but also to designers and builders seeking to meet this demand. Building professionals well-versed in green building may find this a useful book to give to potential clients to convey the scope and principles of green building.

Author : Albert Knott and Ge Knott - Nez
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1412039975
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Latex Concrete Habitat written by Albert Knott and Ge Knott - Nez and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In many war torn and poverty stricken regions, the indigenous architecture has been heavy mud and wattle roofs on thick mud walls. These structures, while cool in the summer, are of very low strength, are maintenance intensive, are time consuming to build, and are largely in massive disrepair. Replacing these mud structures with the light weight roofs of latex concrete produces a permanent architecture significantly more safe and strong, of very low maintenance, and of remarkably low cost, as the roofs can be built by available unskilled labor. The time required for reconstruction is considerably shorter than the time required to replace the older heavy construction, and the self-help characteristic of this new form of construction leads to more rapid recovery from disaster. This how-to-do-it manual teaches people how to build these new roofs.

Author : Joshua M. Pearce
Publisher : Newnes
ISBN 13 : 012410486X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Open-Source Lab written by Joshua M. Pearce and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Scientific Research Costs details the development of the free and open-source hardware revolution. The combination of open-source 3D printing and microcontrollers running on free software enables scientists, engineers, and lab personnel in every discipline to develop powerful research tools at unprecedented low costs. After reading Open-Source Lab, you will be able to: Lower equipment costs by making your own hardware Build open-source hardware for scientific research Actively participate in a community in which scientific results are more easily replicated and cited Numerous examples of technologies and the open-source user and developer communities that support them Instructions on how to take advantage of digital design sharing Explanations of Arduinos and RepRaps for scientific use A detailed guide to open-source hardware licenses and basic principles of intellectual property