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Author Cook, Miki, author.

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

Publication Info. Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2014]
©2014

Item Status

Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical endnotes and index.
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.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Ecological houses -- Design and construction.
Ecological houses.
Ecological houses -- Economic aspects.
House construction -- Environmental aspects.
House construction -- Environmental aspects.
House construction.
Dwellings -- Energy conservation.
Dwellings -- Energy conservation.
Indexed Term ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Garrett, Doug (Building consultant), author.
Other Form: Cook, Miki. Green home building.: Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, [2014] ©2014 (CaOONL)20149030886 (OCoLC)870289223
ISBN 9781550925739 9780865717794 (ebook)
1550925733