Introduction To Homebuilding

The Dutch originated home as a term. For them it "brought together the meaning of house and household, of dwelling and of refuge, of ownership and of affection." Home "meant the house, but also everything that was in it and around it, as well as the people, and the sense of satisfaction and contentment that all these conveyed." Witold Rybczynski 1987

The home is more than a house or dwelling.It is the physical structure, its contents and surroundings, the occupants and their relationship to the house, its contents and surroundings.This relationship is defined by the sense of ownership, of refuge, of satisfaction, of contentment, and of affection the occupants have for the dwelling, its contents and its surroundings.

Alternative Homebuilding is a resource for building and maintaining a home. It is a resource for exploring the relationships between the household occupants, the dwelling, its contents and its surroundings.It provides information and links on a broad range of subjects that relate to the home and its occupants. In addition, it provides articles to introduce you to many of these subjects.

Major resource areas are arranged around the house, its construction and maintenance, around the occupants and their activities in the dwelling and around the endeavors to provide ownership, refuge, satisfaction, contentment and affection at home.