Slow Wood Greener Building from Local Forests

Donahue, Brian

ISBN 10: 0300273479 / ISBN 13: 9780300273472

Editore: Yale Univ Pr, 2024

288 pages. 9.25x6.12x9.30 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo 0300273479

Riassunto:

A counterintuitive proposal for healing the relationship between humans and forests through responsible, sustainable use of local wood in home building
 
American homes are typically made of lumber and plywood delivered by a global system of ruthless extraction, or of concrete and steel, which are even worse for the planet. Wood is often the most sustainable material for building, but just as we desperately need houses, so do we need to protect and promote diverse forests.
 
Brian Donahue addresses this modern conundrum by documenting his experiences building a timber frame home from the wood growing on his family farm, practicing “worst first” forestry. Through the stories of the trees he used (sugar maple, black cherry, black birch, and hemlock), and some he didn’t (white pine and red oak), the book also explores the history of Americans’ relationship with their forests.
 
Donahue provides a new interpretation of the connection between American houses and local woodlands. He delves into how this bond was broken by the rise of a market economy of industrial resource extraction and addresses the challenge of restoring a more enduring relationship. Ultimately, this book provides a blueprint and a stewardship plan for how to live more responsibly with the woods, offering a sustainable approach to both forestry and building centered on tightly connected ecological and social values.

Informazioni sull?autore: Brian Donahue is professor emeritus of American Environmental Studies at Brandeis University. He is a farmer, historian, and conservationist, and the author of prize-winning books about the past and future of New England farms and forests. He lives in Gill, MA.

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Titolo: Slow Wood Greener Building from Local ...
Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Brand New