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The Complete Guide to Building Affordable Earth-Sheltered Homes: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply
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Earth-sheltered building has existed since the heyday of Skara Brae in Scotland 5,000 years ago, and is used today by people around the world. If you have ever looked at your power bill in stunned disbelief, if you are interested in green building techniq
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Green Movement is one of the hottest trends today and as it continues to gain popularity, so do many alternatives to our traditional lifestyles. One such alternative is the use of earth-sheltered homes. While built for any number of reasons, the earth-sheltered home is mostly renowned for its ability to save an astonishing amount of energy. Author and fan, Robert McConkey looks to educate his readers on these amazing homes with his recently released book, “The Complete Guide to Building Affordable Earth-Sheltered Homes: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply”. “The Complete Guide to Building Affordable Earth-Sheltered Homes: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply” is a comprehensive look at what exactly goes into the construction of an earth-sheltered home. From contemplating making the change to living closer to the earth to each of the pros and cons, McConkey lays it all out in an easy to understand format. He continues with a history of earth-shelters, discussing land considerations, types of building materials, waterproofing, lighting, energy saving practices, and much, much more. I was absolutely floored with the sheer amount of information he was able to cram in his book, all while keeping the subject light and interesting. For example, he walks you through the process of pouring concrete and framing the house step by step so even someone like me – with no experience beyond digging tunnels in a sandbox as a child – can comprehend and picture in my mind. Further, he has such passion about his subject that it easily sparked my own imagination on what it would be like to live in such a home. I’d never even considered an earth-sheltered house yet now I’m ready to get out there and build!The only negative aspect of the book that I saw was the quality of many of the pictures – they are blurry. Whether it was a picture of a historical earth-sheltered home or a new one under construction, the lack of clarity was frustrating. There were also a couple of pictures with words that were completely illegible. Page 139 shows a diagram but the words contained were unreadable. Page 188 introduces a picture by saying, “The following picture shows how grade stamps work” but the only legible portion of the picture is the large title at the top, ‘Reading a Grade Stamp’. Everything else contained in the picture is too blurry to read, making the inclusion of this diagram useless. “The Complete Guide to Building Affordable Earth-Sheltered Homes: Everything You Need to Know Explained Simply” is THE how-to book on building your own earth-sheltered house. An absolute must read for the ‘green’ fan and those interested in an affordable, sustainable way of living. Reviewed by Vicki Landes, author of “Europe for the Senses – A Photographic Journal”