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Thirty Energy Efficient Houses You Can Build from Wade and Downing
A review contrasts Alex Wade and Neal Ewenstein’s Thirty Energy Efficient Houses You Can Build with Andrew Jackson Downing’s The Architecture of Country Houses. It notes Wade’s practical plans, thrifty construction, and site specific design using salvaged materials, loft spaces, skylights, and passive heating. Downing’s 1850 guide blends style with practical details, advocating verandahs and ventilation, while critiquing Greek Revival excess and urging landscape awareness. The piece argues the two works reflect enduring American housing debates and potential price declines through better design.
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Alex Wade
Neal Ewenstein
Rodale Press
Andrew Jackson Downing
D. Appleton and Company
Dover Books
Bennington
Army Corps of Engineers
America
Soviet Union
Wade
Newburgh
N.Y
Downing
Count Rumsford
Scandinavia
Germany
Great Britain
Alexander Jackson Downing
Hudson River