Summary: "Makedo is a simple to use, open-ended system of tools for creative cardboard construction. Build imaginative and useful creations from upcycled (repurposed) everyday cardboard. Makedo comes to life in collaborative creative environments such as classrooms, maker spaces, museums and of course homes."-- https://www.make.do/collections/all-products.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Makedo Pty Ltd 2015
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 177Summary: "Makedo is a simple to use, open-ended system of tools for creative cardboard construction. Build imaginative and useful creations from upcycled (repurposed) everyday cardboard. Makedo comes to life in collaborative creative environments such as classrooms, maker spaces, museums and of course homes."-- https://www.make.do/collections/all-products.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Makedo Pty Ltd 2015
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 28Chabert, Jack
Summary: Eerie Elementary seems to be falling down around the students and teachers, so Principal Winik decides the school must be torn down, but Sam, Lucy, and Antonio suspect that somehow this is all part of Orson Eerie's evil plan to live forever--and if it isthey must find a way to prevent the demolition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches, Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED CHAKelly, Lynne
Summary: In ancient, pre-literate cultures across the globe, tribal elders had encyclopedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across a landscape, identify the stars in the sky, and recite the history of their people. Yet today, most of us struggle to memorize more than a short poem. Using traditional Aboriginal Australian song lines as a starting point, Dr. Lynne Kelly has since...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 301 KELBeneke, Jeff.
Summary: Build a Kids' Play Yard is a complete guide to building a wide range of outdoor play structures, including a central tower to which a swing set and monkey bar can be attached in various configurations or built as stand-alones. In addition, there are various sandboxes, a playhouse, a teeter-totter, a ground-hugging balance beam, and even a kids'-size picnic table. Beginning with chapters on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Homeowner Press 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 665 BENMills, Magnus.
Summary: "The tale of a man who lives in a house made of tin, set in a remote corner of the world where the wind howls and the sand blows. It is a bleak landscape but, the man assures us, he is content enough."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador USA 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MILRoy, Robert L.
Summary: Timber Framing for the Rest of Us describes the timber framing methods used by most contractors, farmers and owner-builders—methods that use modern metal fasteners, special screws and common sense building principles to accomplish the same goal in much less time. And while there are many good books on traditional timber framing, this is the first to describe in depth these more common fastening...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 662 ROYManushkin, Fran
Summary: Katie's class is invited to see a new house a classmate's father is building, where they learn the steps to building a house and even who the new homeowner is. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and an interview.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MANSwift, Penny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Holland 1996
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.893 SWIHopkinson, Deborah.
Summary: In 1931, a boy and his father watch as the world's tallest building, the Empire State Building, is constructed, step-by-step, near their Manhattan home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE STEM HopkinsonSummary: Larry Haun takes you step-by-step through the entire process of building the walls in a basic house, showing you practical ways to organize tasks, streamline procedures, and handle tools and materials efficiently.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 694.2 FRAMothes, Lee.
Summary: Presents instructions for designing and constructing playhouses, treehouses, and play forts, and includes tips on the required tools and techniques, how to use reclaimed materials, and personalizing the playhouse design.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Pub. 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 690.58 MOTCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 690.58 MOTSummary: The first season of this series examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. The first program, The green apple, uses New York City, particularly One Bryant Park and the Solaire, to demonstrates how the ubiquitous skyscraper can be a model of environmental responsibility. The second episode, Green for all, features architect and activist Sergio Palleroni...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DESThallon, Rob.
Summary: "Here for the first time is a complete visual handbook designed for architects, builders, students, and anyone else interested in wood-frame construction. Inside you'll find hundreds of meticulous drawings illustrating every detail you might ever want to know about when building wood, whether you're building basement walls or framing a chimney opening. This wealth of visual information is mined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Taunton Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 694.2 THAAmerican Institute of Architects
Summary: A reference for building design and construction professionals. The twelfth edition features: up-to-date codes and standards, with over 300 new drawings, tables, and diagrams; new coverage of building resiliency, emphasizing the building envelope; material properties and performance analyses, with expanded materials selection; environmental factors including climate, thermal comfort,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2016
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 720.28 ARCRajan, Rekha S.
Summary: "This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha S. Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 624 RAJKoones, Sheri
Summary: "Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) are good for people and communities. An inside look at 25 charming, ultra-functional, extra living spaces will inspire you to build one of your own! An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is a smaller housing unit built on the same lot as a primary dwelling (also known as Additional or Auxiliary Dwelling Units) ― think granny flat, in-law unit, laneway house). It has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: [Gibbs Smith] 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Freed, Eric Corey.
Summary: "Want to build responsibility and help preserve the environment? This friendly, step-by-step guide introduces you to every facet of green building and remodeling, from sizing up construction sites and selecting materials to working with green professionals, reducing energy and water use, and weighting the pros and cons of popular green building methods"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Home Build FreedMalam, John
Summary: A lighthearted look at what building a skyscraper would be like.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 690 MALSalatin, Joel
Summary: Polyface Farms in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley is famous for low-cost, bootstrap mobile, multifunctional, environmentally friendly, scalable livestock infrastructure. After years of being asked for shelter blueprints, we have accumulated our signature designs into a comprehensive, easy to follow how-to manual full of tips, tricks, and a half century of the lessons we learned through trial and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In a laboratory, a team of engineers create a replica of Beijing's Forbidden City to uncover the secrets underlying its ability to withstand earthquakes over the centuries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SECKubba, Sam
Summary: Provides users with a roadmap that presents the guidelines for selecting the LEED v4 rating system to better fit a particular project, also explaining the modifications in the credentialing process, including the 3-Tier system requiring applicants to first take the LEED" Green Associate exam. --From publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Elsevier
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 720.4 KUBMartin, Jerome
Summary: This visually exciting lift-the-flap book charts the rise of an urban skyscraper, covering every stage of its construction - from safely demolishing its predecessor to hanging glass walls forty storeys up. With over 70 flaps to lift, revealing modern construction methods and showing how different tools and vehicles are used. Informative, fun and accessible lift-the-flap book which is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020