Off The Grid Homes: Case Studies for Sunstainable Living

by Lori Ryker

Overview

An in-depth look at the strategies employed in sustainable home design.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423614135
Publisher:	Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	311,020
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Lori Ryker grew up in Texas and has lived and worked in a variety of locations, including Boston, New York City, Portland, and Basel, Switzerland. She now resides in Livingston, Montana, where she teaches in the School of Architecture at Montana State University and is a partner, along with Brett W. Nave, of Ryker/Nave Design. Their work has been published in The House You Build, and Western Interiors and Design. Ryker holds a MArch from Harvard Graduate School of Design and a Ph.D. from Texas A & M University. She is the author of Mockbee Coker: Thought and Process.

AUDREY HALL’S photography has been widely published; her feature stories have appeared in The New York Times, Interiors, Luxe, Preservation, Country Living, Sunset, and the Wall Street Journal. She lives in Livingston, Montana.

Table of Contents

Preface     9
Introduction: Coming to Terms with Off the Grid     10
Setting the Stage: Creating Visions for a Sustainable World     14
The Projects: Six in-Depth Case Studies     32
Bruny Island Guesthouse, 1+2 Architecture     34
Water Collection and Gray Water Reuse     40
Capitol Hill House, Blip Design     46
Photovoltaic Systems     52
Outside/In House and Studio, Ryker/Nave Design     60
Wind Turbine Systems     70
Hertz/Fong Residence, Syndesis/David Hertz Architect     78
Solar Hot-Water Systems     86
McDaniel Residence, Intrinsik Architecture     94
Geothermal Systems     102
Kashou/Caron Residence, Arkin/Tilt Architects     110
Projects at a Glance     122
Sources of Reference     122
Photo Credits     123
Architects, Designers, Builders, and Technicians     124
Off-the-Grid Technology Resources     126
Index     127