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The Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, established in 1975, is a non-profit sustainable design and appropriate technology firm engaged in education, research, and demonstration activities.
The Center's publications are available for free, but we do ask for donations. What ever you choose to pay for these publications is considered a donation, is tax-deductible to the extent allowable under current tax law.
In many cases there are papers, reports, and presentations on the same topic. It is advised that you look at them all for a more complete understanding. |
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The Future of Passive Solar Design: Regionalism and Appropriate Technology |
1972 |
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Towards a Theory and Practice of Sustainable Design |
1992 |
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Developing a Design Methodology for Sustainable Systems |
1995 |
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AD 2.2 |
New Material, New Specification Software and New Building Systems |
1998 |
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Eco-Dynamic Architecture and Planning |
1999 |
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Towards Sustainable Building: Community Economic Impact Using Indigenous Affordable Housing Strategies |
1985 |
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Mobilizing Human and Natural Resources in Rural Communities |
1985 |
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A Preliminary Assessment of Industrialized Housing Utilizing Regional Resources (Setting Precedents for a New Industrialization Process) |
1986 |
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Coming to Grips with the Systemics of Sustainability |
1987 |
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Original Concept: Laredo Demonstration Farm |
1988 |
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A Sustainable Farm for the State of Texas |
1989 |
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The Texas Recycled Content / Advanced Green Builder Demonstration Home Project |
1993 |
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GreenForms: A Building System for Sustainable Development |
1998 |
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Spatial Distribution and Characteristics of Ten High Mass Earth Materials in Texas |
1978 |
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The Future of Indigenous Building Materials |
1982 |
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Earth Block Manufacturing & Construction Techniques |
1982 |
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Availability and Spatial Coincidence of Indigenous Building Materials |
1982 |
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Carbon Dioxide Intensity Ratios: A Method of Evaluating the Upstream Global Warming Impact of Long-Life Building Materials |
1999 |
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The Caliche Report: How to Test and Build Using High Calcium Carbonate Soils Located in the Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of the World |
1978 |
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Puerto Cabezas Indigenous Housing Project |
1984 |
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ABC Building System: An Industrialized Housing Research Proposal, Including Design of Flexible Building System with Participatory Model for Client Input and proposed "Building Mart" |
1990 |
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A Building System Using Micro Industrial Manufacturing Processes for First World Revitalization and Third World Development |
1991 |
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Life Cycle Balancing: Air: Nursing and Biomedical Sciences Building, the University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center |
1998 |
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Life Cycle Balancing: Building Shell, Interiors, & Furnishings Sub-Systems: Nursing and Biomedical Sciences Building, the University of Texas at Houston Health Sciences Center |
1999 |
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Laredo Demonstration Farm |
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1993 |
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Advanced Green Builder Demonstration |
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1996 |
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Greenforms |
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1999 |
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Infinite Pixelization Master Planning Global View |
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