How to Build With Grid Beam

A fast, easy, and affordable system
for building almost anything

By Phil Jergenson, Richard Jergenson, and Wilma Keppel

Paperback - 288 pages Width: 8 Inches x Height: 10 Inches Weight: 585 grams Publisher: New Society Publishers ISBN: 9780865716131 Publication date: 1 June 2008 List price: $USD 29.95 Order from us and get a 20% discount and free US shipping! "Grid beam is a revolutionary building system that enables anyone to build a variety of structures without expensive wood shop services or equipment. Flexibility in design is yours. The photos and diagrams make it so simple. You can even make your own grid beam if you want. Now that's local sustainability at its finest!" —John Schaeffer, founder and president of Real Goods and the Solar Living Institute "Grid beam helps innovators meet Buckminster Fuller's challenge: 'Good hardware is one of the few irrefutable proofs of clear thought.' The grid beam system itself certainly rates as good hardware." —Jay Baldwin, Adjunct Professor of Industrial Design at CCA, and author of BuckyWorks, Buckminster Fuller's Ideas for Today

Build almost anything!

Grid beam is a modular, reusable building system that is fast and easy to use, affordable, and virtually goof-proof. It requires no shop and minimal tools -- all you need is a wrench! This makes it ideal for college students, apartment dwellers, kids, and anyone who wants to build but lacks construction skills. Ordinary people can successfully build projects ranging from furniture and shop benches to wind turbines, truck racks, small buildings, and even electric vehicles.

Interchangeable pieces and bolt-together construction make project-assembly super-easy. Projects knock flat and are easy to transport. Since the pieces can be used over and over again, grid beam is easy on both your wallet and the environment. The authors have been using some of their components for over 30 years!

How to Build with Grid Beam includes hundreds of photos of real projects built over a 60-year period. It shows the many uses of grid beam, from shelves for college students to solar trackers and vehicles. The versatility of grid beam is inspiring for beginners, more experienced do-it-yourselfers, and innovators who will develop their own designs. Even school-age children can use grid beam to build projects ranging from bunk beds to go-karts.

About the authors: Phil Jergenson is one of the main developers of the grid beam building system. Richard Jergenson has been building with grid beam since 1977. Writer Wilma Keppel used to be a welder and now builds with grid beam.

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