7.13.USA-4-detail-a southern overhang Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can save energy with the sun without having to install solar panels. This sketch includes a
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7.14.USA-4-detail-b Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Trees count. Drawing the house and its relation to its immediate environment took much longer than I expected. Identifying

7.15.USA-4-detail-c Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Overhangs count. Developers and builders are typically motivated by cost savings and process efficiency over long-term utility cost considerations

7.17.USA-5-detail-a Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Build to last from local materials. Corncribs are used to store and dry ears of corn for animal feed. Some

7.17.USA-5-detail-a Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Build to last from local materials. Corncribs are used to store and dry ears of corn for animal feed. Some

7.18.USA-5-detail-b Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can keep learning more from shutters. I have drawn and written about shutters multiple times in this book

7.19.USA-5-detail.c porch post detail Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can reduce waste and toxins with smart design. The post detail on the left of

7.20.USA-5-detail-d Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Look again at passive geothermal for energy reduction. I have drawn and written about bank barns multiple times in

7.20.USA-5-detail-d Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: Look again at passive geothermal for energy reduction. I have drawn and written about bank barns multiple times in

7.22.USA-6-detail-a Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design: We can find inspiration in tools and natural structure. Over the course of making these drawings in the field, I