7.1.USA-1-Horizontal-with-Figure Introduction to USA sketchbooks – farmhouses America is simply awesome. We have abundant resources, a foundational spirit of self-reliance, creativity, and the desire to
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7.2.USA-1-detail-a Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Build a community of trust. Here are three examples of rosette hex details. The rosettes are painted two to

7.3.USA-1-detail-b windmills and deciduous trees Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink power production. Since the Amish are off the utility gird, they typically

7.5.USA-2-detail-a grain mill Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Preventive reinforcement is more cost effective than reconstruction. Mills have come to symbolize a time in American

7.6.USA-2-detail-b barn cupola Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink the form and function of natural ventilation. For connecting wood, the dovetail joint in

7.7.USA-2-detial-c Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink operable shutters. Old houses are often loaded with design innovations that come to life on close inspection.

7.9.USA-3-detail-a thick walls – Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink using hills for efficiency and building thick walls. This sketch illustrates a Pennsylvania

7.10.USA-3-detail-b Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can rethink saving heating fuel by sharing heat between floors. This floor grate allows the heat from the fireplace

7.11.USA-3-detail-c animal tracks Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Be a good neighbor. Animal tracks on the snow are often worth following. The distance between the

7.12.USA-4-Horizontal-with-Figure – Christmas tree farm Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Benefit from engaging in a process, with results that may exceed your expectations. This is