Green home building : money-saving strategies for an affordable, healthy, high-performance home / Miki Cook & Doug Garrett.

By:

Cook, Miki [author.]

Contributor(s):

Garrett, Doug (Building consultant) [author.]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781550925739
1550925733
0865717796
9780865717794

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Additional physical formats: Green home building.:DDC classification:

728/.047 23

LOC classification:

TH4860 .C66 2014

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cci1icc
coll11
coll13
af101fs

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Contents:

Section one Show Me the Money. Location, Location, Location -- Size Matters -- Design, Design, Design: Everything You Need to Know -- Building Products and Materials: Shades of Green -- Construction Waste: The 8,000-Pound Gorilla of Cost Savings -- Equipment and Systems -- Health and Environment -- Outdoor Living -- Green Bling -- Keeping It Green.

Section two Getting to Zero. The Zero Energy Capable Home Model -- Net Zero Water -- Zero Waste -- Zero Your Carbon Footprint -- Zero Cost Premium.

Summary: According to conventional wisdom, building a green home is an expensive endeavor. The standard approach treats green as an add-on, tacking "premium" products, finishes, and equipment onto a traditional home design. As a result, many green home projects end up over budget or fail to achieve their environmental and performance goals. Green Home Building.

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Includes bibliographical endnotes and index.

Section two Getting to Zero. The Zero Energy Capable Home Model -- Net Zero Water -- Zero Waste -- Zero Your Carbon Footprint -- Zero Cost Premium.

According to conventional wisdom, building a green home is an expensive endeavor. The standard approach treats green as an add-on, tacking "premium" products, finishes, and equipment onto a traditional home design. As a result, many green home projects end up over budget or fail to achieve their environmental and performance goals. Green Home Building.

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