Slow Wood
Book • 2024
Brian Donahue's "Slow Wood" explores the history of Americans' relationship with forests and advocates for responsible, sustainable use of local wood in home building.
The book documents Donahue's experiences building a timber frame home from wood on his family farm, highlighting the ecological and social benefits of this approach.
Donahue challenges the conventional building practices that rely on globally sourced lumber and environmentally damaging materials.
He proposes a new interpretation of the connection between American houses and local woodlands, emphasizing the importance of restoring a more enduring relationship.
The book offers a blueprint for sustainable forestry and building, centered on tightly connected ecological and social values.
The book documents Donahue's experiences building a timber frame home from wood on his family farm, highlighting the ecological and social benefits of this approach.
Donahue challenges the conventional building practices that rely on globally sourced lumber and environmentally damaging materials.
He proposes a new interpretation of the connection between American houses and local woodlands, emphasizing the importance of restoring a more enduring relationship.
The book offers a blueprint for sustainable forestry and building, centered on tightly connected ecological and social values.
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Mentioned by Brian Hamilton as a book detailing the author's experience building a timber frame home from wood on his family farm.
Brian Donahue, "Slow Wood: Greener Building from Local Forests" (Yale UP, 2024)
Mentioned by Brian Hamilton as a book that advances a radical proposal for healing the relationship between humans and forests.
Brian Donahue, "Slow Wood: Greener Building from Local Forests" (Yale UP, 2024)
