Green Home Building Books

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Chapters on green building materials, earth sheltered architecture, passive solar heating and cooling, sustainable approaches to water and waste, energy and efficiency.



You’ll start by identifying green materials and sizing up potential systems and construction sites. You’ll weigh the pros and cons of popular green building methods



Creating a good green home isn't just about conservation, about using less or saving more although that's certainly part of it. It's about creating better homes.



A thorough, informative, and up to date reference on green, and energy efficient home construction that clarifies definitions of green and sustainable and guides builders and architects.



Projects are presented with large color images, plans, drawings, and an accompanying text that describes their green features and explains how they work with and in the environment.



Green by Design features full color photographs and line drawings of floor plans show different examples of successful sustainable homes.



To have a home that’s more in touch with the earth, you don’t have to start from the ground up! It’s possible and more environmentally friendly.



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