{"product_id":"slow-wood-brian-donahue-9780300273472","title":"Slow Wood: Greener Building from Local Forests","description":"\u003cb\u003eA counterintuitive proposal for healing the relationship between humans and forests through responsible, sustainable use of local wood in home building\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e American homes are typically made of lumber and plywood delivered by a global system of ruthless extraction, or of concrete and steel, which are even worse for the planet. Wood is often the most sustainable material for building, but just as we desperately need houses, so do we need to protect and promote diverse forests. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brian Donahue addresses this modern conundrum by documenting his experiences building a timber frame home from the wood growing on his family farm, practicing \"worst first\" forestry. Through the stories of the trees he used (sugar maple, black cherry, black birch, and hemlock), and some he didn't (white pine and red oak), the book also explores the history of Americans' relationship with their forests. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Donahue provides a new interpretation of the connection between American houses and local woodlands. He delves into how this bond was broken by the rise of a market economy of industrial resource extraction and addresses the challenge of restoring a more enduring relationship. Ultimately, this book provides a blueprint and a stewardship plan for how to live more responsibly with the woods, offering a sustainable approach to both forestry and building centered on tightly connected ecological and social values.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Donahue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300273479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300273472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Brian Donahue","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45934271889663,"sku":"9780300273472","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8040ced-1255-496b-8816-e2dc9e3af354.jpg?v=1721790766","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/slow-wood-brian-donahue-9780300273472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}