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Nanotecture : tiny built things / by Roke, Rebecca,author.(CARDINAL)790008;
Micro -- Mini -- Midi -- Macro -- Maxi."An inspiring, surprising and fun collection of 300 works of small-scale architecture including demountable, portable, transportable, inflatable systemised and flat-packed structures as well as pavilions, installations, sheds, cabins, pods, capsules, tree houses and even miniature architecture for cats, dogs, and birds"--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Buildings, Temporary; Small buildings; Small houses;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Design like you give a damn. by Architecture for Humanity (Organization)(CARDINAL)550874;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-328).With the rise in social demand for recycling programs and sustainable living, this volume documents more than 100 new projects from around the world. It is packed with practical and ingenious design solutions that address the need for basic shelter, housing, education, health care, clean water and renewable energy.
Subjects: Sustainable architecture.; Architecture and society.; Sustainable urban development.; Sustainable buildings; Emergency housing; Buildings, Temporary;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Falsework, formwork, and scaffolding for highway bridge structures / by Duntemann, John F.(CARDINAL)314314; Anderson, Neal S.(CARDINAL)314312; Longinow, A.(CARDINAL)314311; United States.Federal Highway Administration.(CARDINAL)139839; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center.(CARDINAL)286897; Wiss, Janney, Elstner, and Associates.(CARDINAL)286895;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-112).Final report;Sponsored by Office of Engineering and Highway Operations R&D, Federal Highway Administration, under contract no.
Subjects: Technical reports.; Bridges; Scaffolding; Temporary structures (Building);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Design like you give a damn : architectural responses to humanitarian crises / by Architecture for Humanity (Organization)(CARDINAL)550874;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-333).Introduction : I hope it's a long list-- / Cameron Sinclair -- 100 years of humanitarian design / Kate Stohr -- Lightweight emergency tent / Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees -- Shelter frame kit / World Shelters ; interview, Bruce LeBel -- GripClips / Shelter Systems -- BOLD / CHF International -- Global Village Shelters / Ferrara Design -- Burning Man Shelter tests : Podville / Icosa Village ; Hexayurt / Vinay Gupta ; Unofficial Strong Angel training exercises / Strong Angel -- Concrete canvas / Peter Brewis, William Crawford -- 139 Shelter / Future Systems -- Transitional Community / Oxfam -- Paper church ; Paper log houses ; Paper tube emergency shelter / Shigeru Ban Architects -- Super adobe / Cal-Earth ; interview, Nader Khalili -- Pallet house / I-Beam Design -- Rubble house / LA Architects -- Low-tech balloon system / TechnoCraft -- Extreme housing / Deborah Gans, Matt Jelacic -- Prefabricated core housing ; Core housing / Relief International -- Safe(R) House / Harvard, MIT -- Housing in northern Afghanistan / Shelter for Life -- Mobile migrant worker housing ; Pink houses with greenhouses / Design Corps -- Maasai Integrated Shelter Project / Intermediate Technology Development Group -- Lucy House ; 20.0 House / Rural Studio -- Hopi Nation Elder Home / Red Feather Development Group -- Bayview Rural Village / RBGC Architecture, Research & Urbanism ; interview, Maurice D. Cox -- Quinta Monroy Housing Project / ELEMENTAL Housing Initiative, Taller de Chile -- Northern Ireland Cross-Community Initiative / Habitat for Humanity, Northern Ireland -- Sistema Arde / Hierve-Diseñeria -- Huts and low-riders / Mad Housers -- Dome Village / Justiceville, USA -- First Step Housing / Common Ground Community -- paraSITE / Michael Rakowitz -- Mason's Bend Chapel / Rural Studio -- Appirampattu Village Center / Logan Allen -- Barefoot College / Barefoot Architects -- Homeboy Industries / Detroit Collaborative Design Center -- Center for Disabled Workers / Technical University, Vienna -- Siyathemba Soccer "clinic" / Swee Hong Ng -- Favela-Bairro Projects / Jorge Mario Jáuregui Architects -- Rufisque Women's Centre / Hollmẽn Reuter Sandman Architects -- Shelter 2 / Christopher Livingston, Montana State University -- Mobile health clinic / atelier [gilliland tolila] -- Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies / East Coast Architects -- Medwed Clinic / Michal Vital, Yuval Amir -- Gando Primary School / Diébédo Francis Kéré -- Bamboo Primary School / theskyisbeautiful architecture -- Druk White Lotus School / Arup Associates -- School solar kitchen / BASIC Initiative, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Washington -- Hole-in-the-Wall Schools / Dr. Sugata Mitra -- A bridge too far / Chinese University of Hong Kong -- Hippo Water Roller / Grant Gibbs -- PlayPump / Roundabout Outdoor ; interview, Trevor Field -- Ceramic water filter / Potters for Peace -- Watercone / Stephan Augustin -- MoneyMaker Pumps / KickStart -- Long-lasting antimalaria bed nets / Acumen Fund, Sumitomo Chemical Corp. -- Aquacube / Süd-Chemie -- Clean Hub System / Shelter Architecture -- Power Shade / FTL Design Engineering Studio -- Seba Dalkai School solar classroom / Native American Photovoltaics -- Himalayan Rescue Association Pheriche Clinic / Lotus Energy -- VIP latrine / Arup Associates -- Living Machine / BASIC Initiative, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Washington -- Ecological dry toilet / Cësar Añorve -- UnBathroom / William Hsu -- shelterproject / shelterproject.org -- Sphere Project / Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response, InterAction -- Roots of Peace / Heidi Kühn, Gary Kühn, Kyleigh Kühn -- European Greenbelt / World Conservation Union -- A civilian occupation : the politics of Israeli architecture / Rafi Segal, Eyal Weizman -- Sleeping Bag Project / Project Locus -- Housing for health / Paul Pholeros, Stephan Rainow, Paul Torzillo -- Viewing platforms ; Stair to park / Heavy Trash -- Finding public space in the margins / Center for Community Research and Design, Woodbury University -- City without a ghetto / Center for Urban Pedagogy -- Shrinking Cities / Shrinking Cities -- Urban acupuncture / Curitiba, Brazil." Edited by architecture for Humanity, a volunteer-based organization that provides architectural solutions to humanitarian crises, Design Like You Give a Damm brings the best of humanitarian design to the printed page. Proceeds from the sale of this book will support the work of Architecture for Humanity." From the bookjacket.
Subjects: Architecture and society.; Buildings, Temporary; Disaster victims; Emergency housing; Sustainable architecture.; Architecture et société.; Logement de secours; Victimes de catastrophes;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Code check electrical : an illustrated guide to wiring a safe house / by Hansen, Douglas,author.(CARDINAL)661330; Walker, Skip,author.(CARDINAL)792951; Kardon, Redwood,author.(CARDINAL)394254; Morrissey, Paddy,illustrator.(CARDINAL)599497; International Code Council.(CARDINAL)219592;
Codes -- Abbreviations -- Glossary -- Services -- Working space -- Separate buildings -- Underground -- Temporary wiring -- Load calculations -- Grounding electrodes -- grounding electrode conductors -- Bonding -- Equipment grounding conductors -- Panels -- Wire bending space -- Multiwire circuits -- AFCIs -- GFCIs -- Branch circuits & outlets -- Kitchens -- Boxes -- Box fill -- Lighting -- Switches -- Appliances -- Smoke & CO alarms -- Ampacity tables -- Cables -- NM, SE, UF, MC, AC -- Voltage drop -- Raceways -- Conduit fill -- Old wiring -- Electric vehicle charging -- Photovoltaics.Code Check Electrical is the perfect on-the-job resource for electricians, builders, remodelers, and building inspectors dealing with electrical work. Completely updated to the 2017 National Electrical Code and the 2015 International Residential Code, this reliable resource can help builders and re-modelers avoid the most common electrical code violations for every type of residential electrical system. Whether you are dealing with grounding, bonding, service panels, branch circuits, GFCIs and AFCIs, switches, receptacles, photovoltaics, or other systems, the more than 100 tables and figures in this guide guarantee expert, reliable guidance every step of the way. Easy to access and easy to use, Code Check Electrical will ensure that all jobs meet the highest safety standards while drastically reducing code violation call-backs.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; National Fire Protection Association.; Electric wiring, Interior; Dwellings;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The electric fencing handbook : how to choose and install the best fence to protect your crops and livestock / by Hansen, Ann Larkin,author.(CARDINAL)394936;
How an electric fence works -- The fence energizer -- Fitting the fence to the animal -- Permanent electric fence -- Temporary electric fence -- Planning and building your fence -- Rotational grazing -- Maintenance, troubleshooting, & repairs."Use electric fencing to protect your livestock, poultry, beehives, and garden. Portable electric fencing is key to successful rotational grazing, while permanent electric fencing effectively protects gardens and orchards and secures large pastures. Through clear instructions accessible to everyone, you’ll learn when to use these methods or a combination of the two, plus how to plan for, build, and maintain your electric fencing. This crucial tool is cost effective and versatile, but veteran farmer and author Ann Larkin Hansen also explains what not to do with an electric fence" --Amazon.com.
Subjects: Electric fences.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Building Harlequin's moon / by Niven, Larry.(CARDINAL)708664; Cooper, Brenda,1960-(CARDINAL)342658;
When the terraforming crew of the interstellar starship John Glenn accidentally lands on the giant gas planet of Harlequin, they are forced to shape a nearby moon into a temporary home.
Subjects: Science fiction.; Space colonies; Space ships;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7
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Build a remote-controlled robot / by Shircliff, David R.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-109) and index.
Subjects: Remote control; Robotics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Stories that bind us / by Finkbeiner, Susie,author.(CARDINAL)352489;
"Betty Sweet is still recovering from the loss of her husband when she becomes the temporary guardian of a five-year-old nephew she never knew she had. As they struggle to move forward, they build a relationship upon the foundation of storytelling and its special kind of magic"--
Subjects: Christian fiction.; Fiction.; Historical fiction.; Nephews; Storytelling; Widows;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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Stories that bind us [large print] / by Finkbeiner, Susie,author.(CARDINAL)352489;
"Betty Sweet is still recovering from the loss of her husband when she becomes the temporary guardian of a five-year-old nephew she never knew she had. As they struggle to move forward, they build a relationship upon the foundation of storytelling and its special kind of magic."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Large print books.; Domestic fiction.; Christian fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Widows; Nephews; Storytelling; Small cities;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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