Choosing Green (eBook)

The Home Buyer's Guide to Good Green Homes

Jerry Yudelson (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2008
224 Seiten
New Society Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-55092-361-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Energy efficient, non-toxic, healthy homes are the hottest trend in the building industry. Homebuilders are constructing green homes in astonishing numbers -- nearly 200,000 in the US alone in 2006.How does a home buyer who wants a green home know what to look for, what questions to ask a builder, which green home rating systems to trust, and what homes are on the market? Nationally recognized green-building expert Jerry Yudelson provides answers to some common areas of concern, including:Energy-efficient home featuresWater conservation fixturesNon-toxic finishesGreen productsHealthy indoor airDrawing from the expertise of dozens of homebuilders, government officials and green home experts, Choosing Green deftly takes the reader through these considerations with easy-to-use tables, charts, maps, score sheets and checklists.The book includes a glossary of green building terms, an extensive resource section and a list of homebuilders, green rating programs and financial incentives. This comprehensive book provides homebuyers with everything they will need to make a successful search for their own green home.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Immobilien / Grunderwerb
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften
• Schlagworte: building industry • energy efficient homes • green home revolution • Green Living • green products for the home • healthy homes • home builders • home buyers • homeowners • nontoxic homes • sustainability • Sustainable living • water conservation fixtures
• ISBN-10: 1-55092-361-7 / 1550923617
• ISBN-13: 978-1-55092-361-2 / 9781550923612