LEADER 03855nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910782642403321 005 20230912125639.0 010 $a1-282-85920-X 010 $a9786612859205 010 $a0-7735-6908-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773569089 035 $a(CKB)1000000000712769 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000280071 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11206064 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280071 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10290340 035 $a(PQKB)11052956 035 $a(CaPaEBR)400323 035 $a(CaBNvSL)mat00312350 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3331484 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10147066 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL285920 035 $a(OCoLC)929121897 035 $a(DE-B1597)657840 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773569089 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/5v048t 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/1/400323 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3331484 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3245880 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000712769 100 $a20000710d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe grow home$b[electronic resource] /$fAvi Friedman 210 $aMontre?al $cMcGill-Queen's University Press$dc2001 215 $axiv, 187 p. $cill., plans 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7735-2204-2 311 $a0-7735-2168-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [173]-179) and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tDifferent Times, Different Homes -- $tConstructing Ideas -- $tThe Prototype -- $tFrom Campus to Sites -- $tBuying Their First Homes -- $tMaking It Their Own -- $tThe Grow Home of the Future -- $tLa Casa a la Carta -- $tSmall Is Green -- $tNeighbourhoods with a Sense of Scale -- $tWhat?s Next? -- $tReferences -- $tSource Credits -- $tPhoto Credits -- $tIndex 330 $aWith economic restructuring, demographic shifts, and lifestyle changes, the traditional family - working father, stay-at-home mother, two to three children - is no longer the norm and the need for smaller homes at moderate cost has skyrocketed. The first prototype of the Grow Home was built on the campus of McGill University in 1990 and more than one thousand units were built across North America and Europe in the first year alone. In this illustrated guide, Friedman describes the background, conception, and construction of these modest (14" x 36") homes. He details their construction for prospective owners, builders, and architects, showing how past and contemporary precedents have been transformed and how the first versions were adapted by the building industry. Visits to completed Grow Homes shed light on why such homes were purchased and the process by which they "grew." Friedman also shows how the design has been adapted for prefabrication to meet the needs of the developing world. He describes the contribution that small-unit design makes to saving valuable natural resources and shares his experiences in planning communities based on the Grow Home. The Grow Home reveals the development and history of a concept that revolutionizes the home and building industry, has been translated into over 10,000 housing units, and has received, among many accolades, the United Nations World Habitat Award. 606 $aDwellings$xDesign and construction 606 $aDwellings$xDesign and construction$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aDwellings$xDesign and construction. 615 0$aDwellings$xDesign and construction$xEconomic aspects. 676 $a728 700 $aFriedman$b Avi$f1952-$0739772 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782642403321 996 $aThe grow home$93849720 997 $aUNINA