early distillation of, 30

energy to produce, 23

enzymes for, 27

for small engine use, 32

for vinegar production, 33

from food wastes, 29

history of, 23

in fermented beverages, 468

in healthy diet, 316

into vinegar, 386

moisture in, 32

production of, 29

recipes for, 28

saliva for producing, 27

See also ethanol, 23

uses for, 37

alegar, 386

alfalfa, 471

algae
for food, 231

for hydrogen production, 16

algarrobo, 137

alkaline. See body chemistry types

alkaline foods, 357

alkaline water. See ionized water alternator, 13

aluminosilicate clay, 125

aluminum roof, 91

amasi, 310

American Indians, 309

amino acids, 369

ammonia in absorption refrigerators, 117

in dry toilets, 220

in Japanese commercial buildings, 118

refrigerant, 480

Amperage, 271

AMTEC, 35

analog, 272

animals, 431

anitbiotic, 514

ankles, 102

antibiotic in gut, 370

antioxidant, 370

Apple cider vinegar, 386

appliances, 558

Aquastar, 188

aqueducts, 170

aquifers, lxviii, 169

Argonne Laboratory, 6

artesian, 169

arthritis. See minor health care article, “12-Volt Advantage”, 237

ASHRAE
moisture in buildings, 111

optimal relative humidity levels, 110

optimal relative humitity levels, 162

aspergillus, 112

Aspirin, 338

asthma, 112

autolysis, 367

Autolyze, 469

automobile, 276, 502

"cute" cars, 502

control of, 274

Autonomous House, xlviii, lvi

average American family, 325

azolla, 439

B12

from fermentation, 468

backdraft, 153

backup power supplies, 259

backwardly-inclined fan, 166, 293

bacteria, 473

barley

as sweetener, 379

for coffee, 387

for leaf production, 385

for rejuvelac, 473

Barley
for sauerkraut, 473

vitamin C in leaves, 385

basement/utility area, 95

battery atomic, 268

NiMH, 267

paper/polymer, 267

types of, 261

Battery chargers, 270

bee venom, 513

beer, 317

bees

for pollination, 427

honeybees, 428

bentonite, 108

beryozovitsa, 469

bidet, 215

bifacial, 9

bimetallic damper, 150

Biocycle, 221

bioflavonoids in raw juice, 366

Biogas, 15

Biogenic, 333

Biointensive, 411

Biological Terrain Assessment, 361

biological toilets, 219

biomass, 29

bioshelters, li

Biosphere II, 321

Bituthene, 108

black mold in walls, 99

Black Mold, 112

blue-green algae, 334

Bluetooth, 277, 525

body chemistry, 356

boilers, 140

borax, 76, 507

Borong Mostasa

fermented, 471

Bowjon, 15

boxelder bug, 442

Brazil
alcohol use in, 33

brine, 472

Btu in alcohol, 32

in gaseous fuel for cooking, 41

in phase change materials, 50

in propane and natural gas, 15

in water, 107

per pound in wood, 137

up chimneys, 142

Building codes, xc

bulgur, 380

Businesses, lxxxiv

C/N, 220

calcium
as desiccant material, 125

in barley leaves, 385

in termite mounds, 362

calcium carbonate, 83

calories, 311

canners, 477

canning, 476

carbohydrates, 364

for alcohol production, 29

in Mediterranean diet, 312

carbon dioxide

enrichment, 409

enrichment by NASA, 321

in atmosphere, lxxii

in respiration, 161

levels in home, 161

catalytic combuster, 141

catfish, 437

caves, 101

cells, 355

cellular health, 335

cellulose as insulation, 92

in raw juice, 366

cellulose papers
in evaporative coolers, 109

CELSS, xlviii

cement, 76

central stove, 146

central subterranean hallway, 107

ceramic particles, 91

CFC's, 118

Charcoal
see drinking water filtration, 183

chelates, 336

chewing, 371

chimney, 142

China Health Project, 350

chlorophyll, 359, 455

CHP, 22, 42

circulating pump, 123, 148

cistern construction of, 171

filters, 172

location of, 99

citrus, 385

cleaning products, 530

Clothes drying, 194

CO2, 22, See carbon dioxide

in Earth Home, lix

CO2 refrigerant, 482

Coffee

substitutes for, 387

Colloidal minerals, 338

colloidal silver

as antibiotic, 515

to protect plants, 446

colon, 518, See colon cleansing

health of, 319

colon cleansing, 370

colonic, 371

Comfrey, 394

Companion planting, 445

complementarity, 364

complete 100% self-sufficiency, lii

Composition of Foods Chart, lxvi

compost, 444

Composting, 423

Compressed air, 14

compressors, 118

compressor-type mechanical refrigeration, 117

concentrating collectors, 437

concrete, 72, 88

condensation, 176

Conversions
of energy, 3

cooking once-a month technique, 493

cool cells, 109

cool tubes, 52, 120

coppice and pollard, 135

cottage industries, lii

Cotton material, 193, 527

creosote, 137

CSP, 5

current, 271

cut-in speed, 252

Danfoss, 297, 482

DC current sensor. See Electricity-sensors

deep cycling, 261

dehumidification, 110

dehydrator, 188

demand heaters, 187

dependent lifestyle, lxxxi

depletion of soil, lxvi
desertification, lxv
desiccant 1M materials, 125

bed dehumidifier, 126

high density for thermal batteries, 51

materials for dehumidification, 125

detergent, 190, 193

detoxification systems, 370

diet Caveman, 308

diet-related health problems, lxxvi
digester, 206

digital, 272

dipper boxes, 228

direct current
42 volt systems, 502

direct-fired
hot water heater, 188

disease by blood types, 359

in China Health Project study, 350

new, lxxvii

nutritional problems causing, 351

of plants, 445

spread of, lxxvi
diseases, 354

disinfectant

lime as, 83

disinfecting, lxvi

distillation
alternative methods of, 185

EH method of, 185

for water and alcohol, 40

of alcohol, 30

of drinking water, 183

distilled water
for drinking debate, 183

diversity

in Japanese diet, 311

dosing of aerobic digester, 226

Dosing siphons, 228

draft control, 142

drinking water, 179

dry toilets, 219

Drying, 461

ducks feeding LPC to, 457

ducts, 166

dwellings, 67

E.P.S. foam, 92, 166

earth berming, 70

Earth Home II Prototype, xciii

earth homes, 70

earthship, xlviii

e-box, 273

ECM's, 288

Edible flowers, 97

eggs in brine, 465

pickling, 477

electric vehicle, 505

electrical motors, 288

Electricity, 13

electromagnetic spectrum, 523

electronic air cleaners, 153

electrostatic air filters, 153

energy

consumption of, lxiv

in petroleum, lxxx
Enermaxer, 271

envelope homes, lii

enzymes, 473

for alcohol production, 27

for digesting carbohydrates, 365

function of, 368

heat destruction of, 462

EPA, 141, 180

equalizing charge, 271

equivalent wall performance R-value, 62

Essene bread, 316

Ethanol, 23

eutectic, 50

evaporated moisture, 111

evaporation, 102

evaporative cooler, 109

exercise equipment, 509

Exercise, 42

experimental homes, xc

Ezekiel, 316

fans, 166, See backwardly-inclined

ceiling, 166

efficiency of, 296

technology of, 292

far infrared wave, 522

fasting, 516

fat, 343

FDA, 328

feathered, 10

feces, 209

feed efficiency, 428

fermentation, 468

fermented soy products, 382

fermenting
fish sauces, 469

ferrocement, lxi
Ferrocement, 76

FFV, 504

fiberoptic, 240, 287

fibrous cement. See papercrete
fidobe. See papercrete
filter air, soil bed reactor, 154

FIR. See far infrared waves
fireless cooker, 492

fireproof, 76

fish aquaculture, 435

efficiency of, 431

food-pellets, 439

raising/feeding, 438

sauce, 469

tank aeration, 298

tank overflow, 229

tanks, 98

under duck ponds, 457

flavoring

fish sauce, 469

flax, 88, 96, 376

flaxseed, 75, 353, 376

flexible ducts, 166

flexible fuel vehicles, 504

float voltage, 271

Flojet, 291

flora intestional, 518

fluid, 107

fluorescent lighting, 284

flywheel effect, 147

flywheels, 260

foam-core panels. See SIP

fold-down guest room, 99

food

as medicine, 361

food chain, 300

food dehydrator, 462

food pyramid, 300

FDA food guide pyramid, 328

Mediterranean, 312

other food pyramids, 316

food-combining, 373

foot-candles, 416

free radical, 320, 334, 370

freeze-drying, 480

freezer compressor, 297

Freezing

of foods, 478

Freon, 117, 480

FRP, 72

Fructooligosaccharides, 368

fruit, 333

Fruitarian diets, 334

fuel cell zinc/air, 21

fuel cells, 18

fuel efficiency, 255

fungicides, 348

as energy source, 16

Btu's in, 41

in cooking, 494

production from hybrid battery, 270

production of, 16

hydrogenation, 343

hydrolysis, 16

hydronic, 7, 146

hydroponics, 406

hydropower, 2

hydrostatic processing
of foods, 484

hygroscopic materials, 125

Hypocaust, 131

icebox, 476

ICF, 64, 73

Icy Ball, 117

immune systems, 370

Incandescent light bulbs, 284

independent, lvii

indirect evaporative cooler, 110

insects as fish food, 439

for human food, 450

for poultry food, 454

harvesting of, 442

need for companion planting, 445

insolation, 253

instantaneous heaters, 188

Intake air, 228

Internet, lxxxviii

invertebrates, 439

inverters, 13, 239

iodine, 387

ionized water, 186

irradiation, 485

irrigation, 420, 438

isoleucine, 364

jail, lxxxix

Jerusalem artichokes, 378

juice from Posho mill, 456

junk food, 342

K'ang, 132

Katadyn, 182

kawal, 471

kerosene as fuel for refrigeration, 481

lamp, 279

killifish, 439

kimchi, 468, 470

kiva, 134

Kool pads, 109

kraut

lettuce, 471

see sauerkraut, 473

Kynar, 92

lead-calcium gel-cell, 265

leaf protein concentrate
for fish food, 442

Leaf protein concentrate, 455

leben, 310

LED, 286

light emitting diode, 286

lighting, 281

limestone

for CO2 generation, 409

linseed oil, 353, 376

liquid food, 366

lithium bromide, 117

lithium chloride, 125

longevity, 319

long-lived cultures, 320, See also water ionizers

low permeability paints/finishes, 115

LPC, 455

for feeding fish, 442

press for, 509

lye soap, 191

malt, 27

maltose, 379

mass performance R-value, 62

mass-producible, li, lxiii

meat

brining of, 465

consumption of, 330

substitute, 382

substitutes for, 471

Mechanical cooling, 118

metabolic types. See
Metal roofing, 91

Metal studs, 100

methane as fuel for refrigeration, 481

as gaseous fuel, 15

digesters, 224

production of, 15

methionine, 364

microfarm, liii

microorganisms

in gut, 370

microturbines, 43

mineral salts, 308

mineral-rich water, 320

minerals, 169, 308, 362

in drinking water, 185

in soil, lxvi
trace, 336

moisture inside the home, 115

moisture-flywheel, 100

mold standard, 112

molecular sieves, 125

Monticello, 107

Mormon Four, 317

MTBF, 243

Multi-Flo, 217, 226

multivitamins, 334

mustard greens

for pickling, 471

Mylar, 166

NASA, xlviii, 111, 297, 321, 399

National Association of Home Builders, 245

natural enzymes, 369

natural gas, 15

Natural hygiene diet, 334

nature, lxii
naturopaths, 508

needs list, lix
new ailments, lxxvii
New Alchemy Institute, xlix

Ni Cad’s, 270

nickel-cadmium. See Ni-Cad

night cooler, 483

nitrogen cycle, 435

non-hybrid, 391

Noodletarian, 334

Nostradamos, 396

NPK, lxvi, 362

nuclear power, 22

nuoc-mam, 388

nutrient

in food supply, 362

missing essential, 354

plant growth, 361

nutrients

needed reguarly, 353
nutrition in fresh foods, lxxvii

medical, 521

Occupancy sensors, 287

ODA, 330

ohmic heating, 485

Oligotherapy, 521

Omega-3, 353

Ondol, 131

OPEC, 4

optimal comfort, 103

Optimum Daily Allowance, 330

organic fiber, 75

Organic food, 343

OSB, 72

oversized radiant heating systems, 148

oxygen

in aerobic digestion, 228

in photosynthesis, 161

in spirulina production, 448

ozone, 118, 298

in food preservation, 485

ozone depletion, lxxiv

pachwai, 469

padobe. See papercrete
Paleolithic

diet, 308

palladium hydride, 17

panel screws, 72

paper adobe. See papercrete

papercrete, 71

parasites, 513

parched

grains, 464

passive cooling, 107

passive solar, 4, 145

pea gravel, 435

PEM, 19

pemmican, 461

perspiration, 102

pesticides, 343

pH, 356, 359

in acid-forming foods, 357

of blood, 361

of healthy blood, 359

phagocytosis, 342

Phosphate soaps, 191

photobioreactors

in spirulina production, 448

phototrophism, 413

photovoltaic, 238, 270

phytochemicals, 508

pickling, 478

see also fermentation, 471

piezo ignition, 490

piezoelectric

for automation, 277

pilot light, 490

pitch, 92

pitot, 480

plastered straw bales. See flax bales

PLC, 43

plenum temperature, 7

pole-barn. See post-beam

politics, lxxxiii

Pollination, 425

pollution, lxv, 152, 354

vitamins

in diet, 334

in sprouts, 383, 394

voltage, 271

polyculture, 439

Polyculture
ponds for LPC, 457

polymer battery, 267

polypharmacy, 510

population, lxxviii
porridge, 309

Posca, 316

Posho mill, 456

Posho Mill
for exercise, 509

post-beam, 74

prebiotics, 368

prescription medicinal drugs, 514

preservative, 348

pressure cooker, 491

pressurized water system, 178

probiotic, 368, 369

programmable logic controller, 43

propane as fuel for refrigeration, 481
as heat source, 15

engine conversions, 256

protein, 363

from leaf concentrates, 455

in kawal, 471

in LPC, 457

prototype, lv

Psyllium, 520

pumps

centrifugal, 290

circulating, 290

compressed air, 15

diaphram, 225, 290

different kinds of, 290

EH water, 290

Flojet, 291

Hartell, 291

macerator, 225

mixed-flow impeller, 291

waste, 224

purify, 181

Purpose, lvi, lvii
PV concentrating, 6

Rosa Rugosa, 385, 396

rose hips. See Rosa Rugosa Rosel, 469

rotary dryers, 126

rotenone, 445

Rural Electric Authority, 13, 238

Russian fireplaces, 140

R-value

dynamic, 63

of flax, 76

of sandwich walls, 62

SAD, 324

salad, 346

salinity, lxv

saliva

(see alcohol), 27

salt
as preservative, 349

canning, 465
for brining vegetables, 472

for fermentation, 467

for preserving food, 464

in adsorbent dehumidifiers, 125

in EH diet, 387

in tanning, 526

sea, 338

self-sufficiency in, lii
saltpeter, 463

sandpoint, 169

sandwich panels. See SIP SAP, 125

sauerkraut, 468

Sauerkraut, 473

sauna, 143

scissors truss, 92

SCP

see single cell protein, 446

scrubbers, 42, 142

Sea salt, 363

Sealand toilet, 226

seawater, 359

Seebeck, 34

self-sufficiency history of, xlv self-sufficient, lii
sensor in NiMH battery, 267

sensors, 276

serotype
dietary testing, 357

Servel, 117, 480

sewage, 213

Sewage, 217

sewage treatment methods, 217

shade-tolerant, 392

shading material, 119

mechanical for cooling in summer, 119

plants around the EH, 97

shelter, 67

shock loading, 228

short wave, 522

Shottky, 270

shunt, 271

silica gel, 125

silver, 514

in air filters, 153

water filters, 182

single cell protein, 446

SIP, 72

Small is Beautiful, 4

soap, 137

Soap, 525

soap options, 191

soapwort, 191

soddies, 107

sodium nitrite, 463

soft start, 192, 288

soil bed reactor

for filtering air, 153

Soil compaction, lxv

Soil erosion, lxv

soil temperature, 146

solar absorber plate, 4

adsorption refrigeration, 117

concentrating, 5

concentrating collectors, 5

concentrating hybrid collectors, 253

concentrating photovoltaic, 6

desiccant regeneration, 51

eneregy to manufacture, lxiii

heat to regenerate a desiccant bed, 125

heating, 4

insolation, 4

parabolic troughs, 5

refrigerant evaporation, 481

solar collector
for fish tanks, 437

solid absorbent, 126

sorbent dehumidification, 111

sorghum, 387

sources of information, lxxxvi

southwest heat zone, 4, 492

soy tofu, 382

Soy flour, 383

soy sauce, 382, 387

soybean

sauces, 466

spice

from fish sauce, 469

spirulina
carbon dioxide for, 409

for fish food, 442

for future food source, 446

for oxygen production, 232

in NASA CELSS, 399

in toilet systems, 232

photosynthetic efficiency of, 393

vitamin B12 in, 394

spoilage, 459

spray system, 189

sprouter, 489

sprouting, 316

for malting for alcohol, 27

sprouts

as salad topping in EH diet, 376

background/history of, 383

benefits of as food source, 394

enzymes in, 368

for submarine crews, 317

for survival food, 310

in Essene bread, 316

in survival diets, 317

SSSH, 17

stacked V-troughs, 413

starter sources of information, l

starting torque, 170

static mixers, 121

static pressure, 292

Steam boilers, 140

Steinofen, 132

stevia rebaudiana, 379

Stirling, 34, 481, 484

stone mill, 462

straw bales, 88

stress, 354

stress-skin panels. See SIP

stucco, 72

sugar

cane, 341

consumption of, 341

superabsorbent (hydrophilic) polymers, 125

superconductivity, 260

surfactants, 191

survival, 317

survival vegetables, 399

survivalist, lxxxiii

Sustainability, lxxxi

swamp coolers, 109

Switchel, 378

tabs to EH basic design, xcvi

tanned, 526

Tawakhaneh, 132

Tencel fabric, 193

termites, 451

thermal battery, 49

battery in chimney, 140

battery in stone walls, 101

mass, 107

mass of walls, 100

storage area, 49

thermoacoustic, 484

thermoelectric, 34

thermopile, 34

thermosiphon

heating method, xciii

in early American homes, 134

in Earth Home I, 98

in Monticello, 108

other applications of, 134

thermosyphon
for heat pipes, 55

thermovoltaic, 35

Thomson effect, 34

three crops, 396

tilt angles, 4

tipis, 134

titanium gel, 125

titles other descriptive, lii

toilet paper
alternatives for, 525

toilet waste system, 225

tongue, 513

tons of air conditioning, 123

tower, 14

toxic molds, 112

toxin, 370

tracked, 6, 8

transfer box, 483

transfer medium, 146

translucent roof panels, 96

transparent insulation, 7

tribes, lxxxiii, 309

TridiPanel, 72

trombe and heat pipes, 59

Trombe, 146

tryptophan, 364

turpentine, 530

two-income trend, lxiv

U.S.P., 335

UBC's, 91

UHP, 484

Ultra-high pressurization
of foods, 484

ultraviolet light, 185

underfloor heating, 147

under-floor utility area, 231

underground homes, 108

undersoil

hose for greywater, 206

irrigation, 229

irrigation for shade plants, 97

urethane, 108

urine, 209

in spirulina production, 448

utilities, 95

vacuum motor, 298

vapor barrier, 156

vegetarian, 330, 331

venturi

in future woodstove draft, 144

in heating system, 148

in HVAC water circulation, 123

verijuice, 386

vermicomposting. See Fish Section

Vestfrost, 482

vinegar, 31

alternative, 386

as antiseptic, 386

as cleaning product, 530

as source of enzymes, 369

beet-, 469

in fermenting brine, 472

in Posca, 316

production of, 31

Vinegar production, 37

Vinyl paint, 158

Vitamin B12, 394

vitamin C

in barley leaves, 385

in sauerkraut to prevent scurvy, 468

in Spruce beer, 317

inability to generate in our livers, 353

losses in freezing, 478

source of in sprouts, 383

sources of in diet, 385

water-soluble, not stored in body, 335

vitamin supplements, 334

drinking, definition of, 179

for drinking, 509

ionized for alkalinity, 356

well water, 180

water filters, 172

Water hyacinth, 222

for LPC production, 456

wind chill index, 102

window box refrigerators, 476

wind-powered air compressor, 228

Wiring, 239

wiring size, 277

Wolmen salts, 50

water use, 170

water vapor content, 111

wealth, lxxxiv

warrior diet, 375

Welsbach mantle, 280

wet bulb, 109

wheat, 377

wheatgrass, 384

white metallic surface, 119

Will-o-the-Wisp, 442

wood burning, 22

cook stoves, 490

woodstove background, 22

woodstove efficiencies, 141

washing machine types, 191

wastewater gardens, 232

water wind early windplants in U.S., 238

energy for space heating, 37

generator tower, 299

history of, 10

scoops on homes in Iran, 102

towers in Iran, 102

wind generator history, 12

windmill types, 10

World Health Organization, 363

World security, lxxx

world’s protein supply, 364

worms, 439