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June 8, 2006 New Handbook is Guide to Home Building, Remodeling A new publication, “The House Handbook: Guidelines for Building or Remodeling Your Home,” is available from MWPS (MidWest Plan Service). Twenty engineers and housing specialists at universities across the United States wrote the book. Ken Hellevang, a North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer, is a contributing author for chapters on foundations and utilities. “The handbook is an excellent reference for people purchasing, remodeling or building a home,” Hellevang says. “‘The House Handbook’ is written for use by homeowners or building professionals, and as a textbook.” The 224-page publication discusses everything necessary to build or remodel a house to make it affordable, attractive, convenient, efficient, healthy and adaptable to changing needs throughout the owner’s life. Dozens of drawings, plus black-and-white photographs, accompany clearly written explanations. Topics the handbook covers are:
Each chapter lists additional resources, including Web addresses. View excerpts from
the handbook online at “The House Handbook,” publication MWPS-16, may be ordered from MWPS for $30 plus shipping and handling. Volume discounts are available. Place orders online at www.mwps.org, by e-mail at mwps@iastate.edu, by phone at (800) 562-3618 toll-free or (515) 294-4337, by fax at (515) 294-9589 or by writing MWPS, 122 Davidson Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3080. MWPS is an educational publishing consortium consisting of 12 U.S. universities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It has its headquarters in the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department at Iowa State University. MWPS has provided science-based, peer-reviewed, low-cost and free information and building plans to agricultural professionals, agribusiness people and homeowners since 1932. ### Source:
Ken Hellevang, (701) 231-7243, kjh-eng@ndsuext.nodak.edu |
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