Building Inside Nature's Envelope: How New Construction and Land Preservation Can Work Together

by Sally Wasowski, Andy Wasowski, Sally Wasowski Wasowski

Book Overview

Every year, many thousands of acres of woodlands, deserts, meadowlands, and coastal scrub are turned into home or commercial sites. Ironically, by the time these structures are complete, bulldozers have scraped the land clean of its natural vegetation and character, much of which attracted buyers in the first place. In Building Inside Nature's Envelope, Andy Wasowski introduces a new and exciting technique for salvaging the natural land upon which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195131762
• ISBN13: 9780195131765
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.8" x 10.3"

Customer Reviews

Building Inside Nature's Enyelope

Building Inside Nature's Envelope. This book has shown a great respect for nature around us. As I am building a underground home, The principals shown and the caring for my property will be grately inhanced. The auther has taken grate lengths to show what we all should be thinking when building a new home or structure. I rate this BOOK A 10 PLUS READ Thanks for a great book. John Morin Milo, Maine

Excellent Resource

I recently finished this book and was delighted with the ideas set forth. As many Americans, I had never heard of this technique before. I am currently attending school for a degree in Architecture and am very environmentally oriented. The author provided an easy to understand framework for the process and even better examples. This building technique of minimal impact on the land is a great idea and I am glad that I found this book. These principles have definitely furthered my understanding of how such simple things can make such a difference. I am truly influenced by the nature's envelope technique.

Great Building/Development Resource

Finally something on the most neglected part of so many construction projects: the landscape interface between a building and it's site.Not only does this book cover a huge geographic area for the subject of environmentally-sensitive building placement and landscape salvage/retention/revegetation, but it does it accurately. The techincal "how-to" steps are for professionals and homeowners alike, and all in the Wasowski's easy-to-read language.Hopefully EVERY developer will study and apply all the principles found in this book. Too bad it isn't the law for the development and home buyer to comply with the principles found herein!