HYBRID HOUSE: Designing With Sun, Wind, Water & Earth

The Hybrid House highlights real people who have used a combination of design strategies to reduce their energy use-sometimes by as much as 90 percent! Catherine Wanek details natural, sustainable types of home building, including straw bale, rammed earth, earthship, cob, adobe, and clay with examples from the United States, Canada, and Europe. Catherine Wanek is the author and photographer of The New Strawbale Home and co-editor/author of The Art of Natural Building. She lives in Hillsboro, New Mexico. Tap renewable resources to reduce carbon consumption and increase energy efficiency.