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		Image from Amazon.com	Building construction illustrated by Ching, Francis D.K, 1943- Adams, Cassandra Edition: 3rd ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Wiley, 2001 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: TH146 C446B 2001. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	Building construction illustrated / Francis D.K. Ching. by Ching, Francis D. K, 1943- Edition: 5th ed Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2014 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: TH146 C446B 2014. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	The production of houses / Christopher Alexander ; with Howard Davis, Julio Martinez, Donald Corner by Alexander, Christopher Davis, Howard Martinez, Julio Corner, Donald Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Oxford Univ. Press, 1985 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: TH4811 A439P. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Building the wooden house : technique and design by Wachsmann, Konrad Reuss, Peter, tr Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Basel : Birkhauser Verlag, 1995 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: TH4818 .W6 W323B. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Earth-sheltered landscapes : site considerations for earth-sheltered environments by DeBord, David Douglas Dunbar, Thomas R Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (2)Call number: TH4819 .E27 D426E, ... Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Eyewitness guides : building by Wilkinson, Philip King, Dave, photographer Dann, Geoff, photographer Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: London : Dorling Kindersley, 1997 Other title: Building Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: TA634 W544E. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Homes : today and tomorrow / Ruth F. Sherwood by Sherwood, Ruth F Edition: 4th rev. ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: General; Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, c1996 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (2)Call number: NK1403 .A1 S537H 1996, ... Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	The new strawbale home / Catherine Wanek. by Wanek, Catherine Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Layton, Utah : Gibbs Smith, c2003 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: TH4818 .S77 W363N. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	Solar house : a guide for the solar designer / Terry Galloway. [electronic resource] by Galloway, Terry R Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Architectural Press, 2004 Online resources: Electronic Resources Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			The healthy home handbook : all you need to know to rid yourhome of health and safety hazards by Warde, John Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Times Books, 1997 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: TD883 W372H. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Ecohouse : a design guide / Sue Roaf, Manuel Fuentes and Stephanie Thomas by Roaf, Sue Fuentes, Manuel Thomas, Stephanie Edition: 3rd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2008 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: TH 4812 R623E 2008. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)