Your Green Home

Nonfiction, Home & Garden, The Home, Design & Construction
Cover of the book Your Green Home by Alex Wilson, New Society Publishers
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Author: Alex Wilson ISBN: 9781550923483
Publisher: New Society Publishers Publication: June 1, 2006
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Alex Wilson
ISBN: 9781550923483
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Publication: June 1, 2006
Imprint:
Language: English
More and more homeowners today want houses that are healthy to live in and cause minimal damage to the environment. That's what green building is all about.Your Green Home is written for homeowners planning a new home - whether you are working with an architect or builder or serving as your own general contractor. Intended to improve the overall environmental performance of new houses being built the book sets out to answer some of the big-picture questions relating to having a home designed and built - and getting what you want.Your Green Home covers: * Home location and its relationship to the community * Site design * Construction systems * Building design to optimize energy performance * Renewable energy systems * Material selection * Indoor environmental quality * Water efficiency * Material selectionWritten by the founder of BuildingGreen - North America's premier green building authority - this book will prove useful not only to future homeowners but also to designers and builders seeking to meet this demand. Building professionals well-versed in green building may find this a useful book to give to potential clients to convey the scope and principles of green building.
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More and more homeowners today want houses that are healthy to live in and cause minimal damage to the environment. That's what green building is all about.Your Green Home is written for homeowners planning a new home - whether you are working with an architect or builder or serving as your own general contractor. Intended to improve the overall environmental performance of new houses being built the book sets out to answer some of the big-picture questions relating to having a home designed and built - and getting what you want.Your Green Home covers: * Home location and its relationship to the community * Site design * Construction systems * Building design to optimize energy performance * Renewable energy systems * Material selection * Indoor environmental quality * Water efficiency * Material selectionWritten by the founder of BuildingGreen - North America's premier green building authority - this book will prove useful not only to future homeowners but also to designers and builders seeking to meet this demand. Building professionals well-versed in green building may find this a useful book to give to potential clients to convey the scope and principles of green building.

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