The Modern House Bus: Mobile Tiny House Inspirations

The Modern House Bus: Mobile Tiny House Inspirations

Author: Kimberley Mok

Publisher: The Countryman Press

Published: 2018-08-14

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1682682501

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"[A] practical and transporting primer on the…skoolie movement" —Vogue.com For homeowners seeking a simpler life and apartment dwellers dreaming of their own space, tiny houses represent an inspiring, attainable ideal. For those fueled by wanderlust, converted buses—they call them “skoolies”—take the tiny house adventure one step further. Reborn as cozy homes, these retired school buses are ready to hit the road. And unlike the bohemian house buses of 1960s counterculture, many of today’s conversions adhere to a contemporary aesthetic of sleek minimalism. In The Modern House Bus, journalist Kimberley Mok shares 12 buses that are sure to inspire. These are families following a new American dream that values financial freedom over square footage, adventure over manicured lawns. Designed to fit the owner’s lifestyle and needs, the conversions are filled with inventive architectural details, creative materials, and unique style. Filled with photographs of the buses and their breathtaking surroundings and ideas space-saving hacks, this is a book for aspiring bus-owners and armchair adventurers alike.


How to Build Low Cost Motorhomes 2004 Edition

How to Build Low Cost Motorhomes 2004 Edition

Author: Louis C. McClure

Publisher: RV-Busconversions.com

Published: 2004-06-01

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 9780972470469

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This classic book covers everything from bus selection to the completed conversion into your very own motorhome. Topics include making convertible dinettes, contour layouts, stepwell construction, cabinets, wiring, LPG and a myriad of other topics. This 2004 edition of McClures 1973 classic includes about 150 drawings, photos, plans and schematics. The original Buyer's Guide and other obsolete sections have been omitted in this edition.


Living the RV Life

Living the RV Life

Author: Marc Bennett

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-11-20

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1507208995

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Whether you’re downsizing or thrill-seeking—or anything in between—find out if the RV lifestyle is right for you, and learn how to transition from a life of traditional home-ownership to one on the road. Do you love traveling? Meeting new people and seeing new places? Are you craving a life that feels meaningful and new? The RV lifestyle could be the answer. Both aspirational and practical, Living the RV Life is your ultimate guide to living life on the road—for people of all ages looking to downsize, travel, or work on the go. Learn if life in a motor home is right for you, with insightful details on the experiences of full-time RV-ers, tips for how to choose an RV (how big? new or used?), whether to sell your home (and if not, what to do with it), model costs, sample routes and destinations, basic vehicle maintenance, legal and government considerations—and much more! Written in a light and an easy-to-understand style, Living the RV Life is your bible to living a mobile life.


Rural Housing, Exurbanization, and Amenity-Driven Development

Rural Housing, Exurbanization, and Amenity-Driven Development

Author: Mark Lapping

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-15

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1317060857

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Rural America is progressing through a dramatic and sustained post-industrial economic transition. For many, traditional means of household sustenance gained through agriculture, mining and rustic tourism are giving way to large scale corporate agriculture, footloose and globally competitive manufacturing firms, and mass tourism on an unprecedented scale. These changes have brought about an increased presence of affluent amenity migrants and returnees, as well as growing reliance on low-wage, seasonal jobs to sustain rural household incomes. This book argues that the character of rural housing reflects this transition and examines this using contemporary concepts of exurbanization, rural amenity-based development, and comparative distributional descriptions of the "haves" and the "have nots". Despite rapid in-migration and dramatic changes in land use, there remains a strong tendency for communities in rural America to maintain the idyllic small-town myth of large-lot, single-family home-ownership. This neglects to take into account the growing need for affordable housing (both owner-occupied and rental properties) for local residents and seasonal workers. This book suggests that greater emphasis be placed in rural housing policies that account for this rapid social and economic change and the need for affordable rural housing alternatives.


eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. ECPPM 2006

eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction. ECPPM 2006

Author: Manuel Martinez

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2020-11-25

Total Pages: 687

ISBN-13: 1000116190

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The task of structuring information on built environment has presented challenges to the research community, software developers and the industry for the last 20 years. Recent work has taken advantage of Web and industry standards such as XML, OWL, IFC and STEP. Another important technology for the fragmented AEC industry is digital communication. Wired or wireless, it brings together architects, engineers and construction site workers, enabling them to exchange information, communicate and work together. Virtual enterprise organization structures, involving mobile teams over distance, are highly compatible with the needs of the construction industry.


ICE Handbook of Concrete Durability

ICE Handbook of Concrete Durability

Author: Marios Soutsos

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2023-10-24

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 0727763768

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ICE Handbook of Concrete Durability, second edition is a comprehensive practical reference for professionals involved in design and maintenance of concrete structures of all types. It is an invaluable guide for construction professionals, including design engineers, consultants and contractors, as well as postgraduate students.