Reddit reviews The Barefoot Architect

Two of my favorites:

The Barefoot Architect- This one is perfect for designing a post collapse home. It can help you pick the most suitable design for your climate, and gives detailed instruction on building without the aid of power tools. I always keep this in my BOB.

Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World- I love this one because it deals with the little things you need. How to for composting toilets, soaps, and all the personal hygiene products you'll ever need.

I hope these help!

What kind of hot climate?

Some things you could do are:

• Really thick solid walls, earthbag, rammed earth, IFC, reverse of IFC where the insulation is inside two concrete walls.
  
  
• Really thin walls that are shaded.
  
  
• Position windows out of the suns path.
  
  
• Position windows an openings for breezes.
  
  
• Non metallic roof that doesn't absorb heat.
  
  
• Interior fountain.
  
  
• Vented roof.
  
  
• Built in the ground or above it for thermal mass or breezes.
  
  
• Plant shade trees.
  
  
• Shade walls or windows from exterior.
  
  Take a look at Glenn Murcutts buildings, built for the Australian climate.
  
  This is a good read also: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Architect-Johan-van-Lengen/dp/0936070420

A book my friend just showed me is The Barefoot Architect

It focuses on how to build a house, or settlement in different kinds of climates so that the dwelling(s) don't struggle to create a comfortable living space, but instead create a comfortable living space passively, using solar heating, wind cooling etc.

If all human decisions were made from a good design perspective, we'd have long ago covered the world with effective systems and permanent housing with little upkeep. We'd have to work only a small amount to provide our needs, and things could look a lot like Utopia. That said, our lives would be quite different, and we'd likely not have grapes or oranges in the winter and we'd likely not have ipads or cell phones.

you can also go with Barefoot Architect, it's incredibly useful to figure out how houses are built depending on climate and available local resources.

https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Architect-Johan-van-Lengen/dp/0936070420