Chris Magwood

Chris Magwood has designed and built some of the most innovative buildings in North America, including the first off-grid, straw bale home in Ontario which became a fifteen-year research project into the implementation of sustainable building materials and technologies. He is a director of the Endeavour Centre in Peterborough, Ontario where he teaches hands-on workshops and is a lead instructor for the Sustainable New Construction certificate program. Chris is co-editor of the Sustainable Building Series and author of several previous books on sustainable building, including Making Better Buildings, More Straw Bale Building and Straw Bale Details. He is a regular contributor to Mother Earth News, Home Power and The Last Straw Journal.

Books by Chris Magwood

Essential Sustainable Home Design

Essential Sustainable Home Design (PDF)

Essential Sustainable Home Design (EPUB)

Essential Prefab Straw Bale Construction

Essential Hempcrete Construction (PDF)

Essential Hempcrete Construction (EPUB)

Essential Hempcrete Construction

Essential Prefab Straw Bale Construction (EPUB)

Essential Prefab Straw Bale Construction (PDF)

Making Better Buildings (PDF)

Making Better Buildings (EPUB)

Making Better Buildings

More Straw Bale Building (PDF)

Straw Bale Details

Straw Bale Building