The Barefoot Architect: A Handbook for Green Building
About the Author:\ Johan van Lengen is the founder of the Bio-Architecture and Intuitive Technology (TIBA) school in the Mata Atlantica (coastal jungle) of Brazil
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A former UN worker and prominent architect, Johan van Lengen has seen firsthand the desperate need for a "greener" approach to housing in impoverished tropical climates. This comprehensive book clearly explains every aspect of this endeavor, including design (siting, orientation, climate consideration), materials (sisal, cactus, bamboo, earth), and implementation. The author emphasizes throughout the book what is inexpensive and sustainable. Included are sections discussing urban planning, small-scale energy production, cleaning and storing drinking water, and dealing with septic waste, and all information is applied to three distinct tropical regions: humid areas, temporate areas, and desert climates. Hundreds of explanatory drawings by van Lengen allow even novice builders to get started.
PrefaceIntroductionHow to Use This ManualDesign 1Drawings 2House form 8Spaces 15How to design a house 18Models 30Dimensions 34Environment 38Lighting 54Siting a house 62Buildings 73Settlements 89Climate 98Urban spaces 106Circulation 116Natural environment 133Humid Tropics 141House shapes 142Roofs 144Structures 158Pests 194Doors and windows 199Ventilation 202Humidity 204Roads and bridges 210Dry Tropics 223House shapes 224Ventilation 228Roofs 243Windows 260Temperate Zone 269Climate 270Heating 276Solar collector rooms 280Heaters 286Materials 295Selecting materials 296Earth 298Ferrocement 316Sand 325Lime 326Wood 329Cactus 332Bamboo 334Sisal 340Seacrete 342Construction 347Preparation 350Using materials 356Foundations 362Walls 376Panels 432Floors 440Roofs 448Doors and windows 480Services 502Special items 509Tools 527Ecotechniques 536Energy 541Heat and motion 542Mills 544Solar heat 550Stoves 570Water 581Location 582Pumps 586Moving water 600Cisterns 608Filters 616Purification 622Irrigation 634Cooling & conservation 637Sanitation 643Equipment 644Bason 653Coban 672Drainage 677Maps & Tables 679Materials and heat 680Measurements 682Mixtures 684Climate zones 688Angles 692Appendix 698Glossary 699Bibliography 700Index 702
