Bibliograph

Your green home, a guide to planning a healthy, environmentally friendly new home, Alex Wilson ; foreword by John Abrams

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Label

Your green home, a guide to planning a healthy, environmentally friendly new home, Alex Wilson ; foreword by John Abrams

Language

eng

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illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Your green home

Oclc number

71540510

Responsibility statement

Alex Wilson ; foreword by John Abrams

Review

"More and more homeowners today want houses that are healthy to live in, inexpensive to operate, 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, the book answers most of the big-picture questions about how your home is designed and built - so you can be sure to get what you want." "Your Green Home covers: Finding the expertise you need, Home location and its relationship to the community, Building systems, Building design to optimize energy performance, Renewable energy systems, Material selection, Indoor environmental quality, Water efficiency, Dealing with Construction waste, Landscaping and plantings, Living in a green home. Written by the founder of BuildingGreen, Inc. - 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. Book jacket."--Jacket

Series statement

A Mother Earth news book for wiser living

Sub title

a guide to planning a healthy, environmentally friendly new home

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