Green Home Building: Money-Saving Strategies for an Affordable, Healthy, High-Performance Home
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (507 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865717796 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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As a result, many green home projects end up over budget or fail to achieve their environmental and performance goals.Green Home Building explodes the myth that green homes have to cost more. The standard approach treats green as an add-on, tacking "premium" products, finishes, and equipment onto a traditional home design. According to conventional wisdom, building a green home is an expensive endeavor. Written for anyone who has ever been swayed by the argument that the price tag limits how green a home can be, Green Home Building is a must-read for builders, contractors, architects, designers, and homeowners.Miki Cook is a green building and sustainability consultant who has dedicated her career to educating contractors and the public on the strategies, methods, and benefits of green homes.Doug Garrett has trained thousands of homebuilders, architects, and sub-contractors to build energy-efficient homes using applied building science to improve comfort, durability, and healthfulness while meeting or exceeding the energy code.. Using proven methods based on applied building science, the authors show how to:Lower base construction costs to provide funding for high performance upgrades Achieve a net-zero energy home, including "zero-ing" water, waste, carbon, and associated costs within fifteen years Live affordably into the future, despite anticipated rising costs for fuel, water, materials, taxes, and health careThis comprehensive
Jonathan Morrison said An excellent book for those who are seeking to build green. An excellent book for those who are seeking to build green. It shows that it is possible for not a lot more than conventional building. The key is having a builder who knows what he or she is doing. You can spend all you money on green materials and appliances, but if done incorrectly, you're just throwing good money after bad. This book starts your journey.. It was okay It was good but I leaned so much quicker and faster with "Green from the ground up". This book just took longer to make a point.. I highly recommend this book I have not finished reading this book but I am very impressed with the level of information.I spent two years building an off grid home. I recently sold it and will be having another one built in the spring. I will be relying on others to do the construction this time, so I must have all of my details in order to relay what I want done. This book has reminded me of many things and have taught me several new ideas. I highly recommend this book.
As a result, many green home projects end up over budget or fail to achieve their environmental and performance goals.Green Home Building explodes the myth that green homes have to cost more. Written for anyone who has ever been swayed by the argument that the price tag limits how green a home can be, Green Home Building is a must-read for builders, contractors, architects, designers and homeowners.. 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 ho