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GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

Getting Raw Land, Not A Raw Deal - Dan Auito

Housing - Federal Consumer Information Center

Some Considerations When Buying Agricultural Land - Horse Previews Magazine


STRUCTURES

Build A Circular Pergola - BBC Gardening

Build A Colonial-Style Storage Shed - Popular Mechanics

Build An Instant Gazebo - Sunset

Build The Gracious Lake Tahoe Gazebo - DoItYourself.com

Build Your Own Stonehenge - FamilyEducation.com

How To Build A Bamboo Dome - Desert Domes

EMERGENCY SHELTERS
(Also see Snow Structures)

Emergency Shelter (for wilderness survival) - Solareagle

Expedient Shelters (survival shelters for wet, snowy, tropical & desert environments) - The Ranger Digest

How To Build A Basic Underground Shelter - DoubleOught's Survival Station

Strawbale Emergency Shelter Plans - The Last Straw

GREENHOUSES

Building A Greenhouse (geodesic) - Reality Sculptors

Geodesic Greenhouse - Ardan Scientific Programming

How To Build A Cheap & Easy Greenhouse - Las Pilitas

How To Build A Greenhouse - BuildEazy.com

Planning & Building A Greenhouse - West Virginia University Extension Service

Plans For A 32' x 10' x 10' Greenhouse - FloridaGardener.com

You Can Build Your Own Add-On Greenhouse - Jack Kramer

OBSERVATORIES & PLANETARIUMS

A Planetarium For Every Classroom (instructions for desktop model, 2 meter & 5 meter geodesic domes; building a projector...) - Jeff Adkins & Cheryl Domenichelli

Building A Small Domed Observatory (schematic, plans, pier details...) - Maurice Gavin

Elements of Roll-Off Roof Observatories (comprehensive) - Jay Ballauer

Joe's Foam Geodesic Dome: A Backyard Observatory

Step-By-Step Instructions For Building Your Own Backyard Observatory (roll-off roof) - Jim Pennington

PLAYHOUSES & FORTS

Building Advice - The Treehouse Guide

The Perfect Fort (see all 4 pages) - FamilyFun

The Playdome Page (made with old tires) - Rob Beezer

Read & Recycle: The Geodesic Dome (an indoor playhouse made from old newspapers) - NIE World

SAUNAS

Build Your Own Sauna Or Sweatlodge (tips) - Mikkel Aaland

The Finnish Sauna - Cankar.org

The Original Finnish Sauna, The Savusauna - Eero Välikangas

The Sauna Site

SNOW STRUCTURES

Creating A Survival Snow Shelter - PageWise

Guide to Snow Shelters - Princeton University Outdoor Action

How To Build A Quinzee (snow tent)

How To Build An Igloo - PageWise

Quinzhee Hut Building - Baie d'Urf Wolf Cub Pack

When Storms Rage OR How To Build A Snow Cave - Enviro-Tech International

TENTS / TEMPORARY STRUCTURES

A Rainproof Geodesic Dome For Burning Man - Tamara Munzner

Conduit Dome Tips - Desert Domes

The Home Dome - Howard's Home Page

How To Build A Geodesic Dome - Weasel.com

My Dome For Burning Man 1998 - Graham Linn

TRADITIONAL STRUCTURES

Build A 15th Century Pavillion (PDF document) - CurrentMiddleAges.org

Building a Hogan - Navajo Homepage

How To Build A Round House (Celtic) - The World Of Celts

Plains Indian Tepee - Shelter Online

Thatched Ohlone Style House - Primitive Ways


BUYING A HOME

Buying (loan preapproval, funding, making an offer...) - Realtor.com

Buying A Home (3 part series) - BlueCollarDollar

Buying An Unbuilt Home - The BBB Resource Library

Condo & Home Interior Inspection Checklist - Axioms & Quotations On Life

Home Buyer's Survival Kit (scroll down) - Kiplinger.com

Home Warranties - The BBB Resource Library

How To Buy A House (33 page guide) - Michael Bluejay

Ten Tips On Buying The Right Home - Rachel Green

Tips On Mobile Homes (location, financing, windows, floors...) - Consumers'Union


LAND PRESERVATION
(Land Trust map by state)

How To Keep The Country In The Lowcountry - The Greenbelt Education Project

Land Trust: Help Conserve Our Land and Natural Resources - Possibility Outpost

Negotiating A Conservation Easement - Northern California Regional Land Trust

Purchase Of Development Rights (scroll down to 'How To Establish & Operate A PDR Program') - Ohio State University

Residential Cluster Development - University Of Minnesota Extension Service

Steps For Creating A Conservation Easement - Medina County Land Conservancy


SELLING A HOME

A Simple Guide For Selling A Home On Your Own - ForSaleByOwner.com

Get the most from your home sale (scroll down)- Kiplinger.com

Home Selling Articles & Advice (preparation, setting the price, contracts...) - RealEstateABC.com

Interview With Real Estate Brokers - HUD

Selling (setting the price, preparation, listing...) - Realtor.com

Selling A Home (interviewing brokers, preparing your house, settlement costs...) - HUD

"Staging" Your Home To Sell - GlobalSpan.net

Tips For Selling Your Home - State Farm



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