Building a Sustainable Home (eBook)

Practical Green Design Choices for Your Health, Wealth, and Soul

Melissa Rappaport Schifman (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
224 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-3345-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Everything You Need to Make Your Home Environmentally Friendly and Energy Efficient

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The green building movement has produced hundreds of ';how-to' books and websites that are filled with tips about green building and what homeowners should do to go green. While helpful and informative, when it comes to making actual purchasing and installation decisions, these books do not make it any easier for a homeowner to prioritize against a budget. Here, Schifman shares her knowledge and experience for others to use in their journey toward a greener way of living. Whether the reader is building a new home or doing a minor remodel, a homeowner needs a framework by which to guide their decisions. These decisions are based on values, and the author posits that there are really only three reasons to go green: For Our Health: By building more sustainably, we reduce our exposure to harmful chemicals and toxins.For Our Wealth: By building a more durable home and being more efficient with resources like water and electricity, we reduce our monthly utility bills and ongoing maintenance expenses.For Our Soul: Collectively doing the right thing for our planet does make a differenceand that is soul-nourishing. Learn the logistics of choosing windows, insulation, appliances, and lighting. Find out about FSC certified wood and about using reclaimed materials. Here is everything you need to make your home sustainable.

Autor

Melissa Schifman became the Twin Cities’ fifth LEED for Homes Accredited Professional (LEED AP) and completed the work necessary to get her own home LEED Gold Certified. She founded Green Intention LLC, where she writes and blogs about sustainable home living. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.8.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 150 color photographs
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: air filtration • alternative building methods • building a green home • building budget • building with cob • Carpentry • cob house • construction materials • cordwood • design considerations • DIY • earth plaster • eco-friendly • eco-friendly architecture • eco-friendly home • eco home design • energy efficient • energy efficient heating • energy efficient home • energy-efficient lighting • Energy Efficient Lighting • energy efficient windows • energy-efficient windows • energy smart • Floor plans • FSC certified • Green Architecture • Green Construction Materials • Green Design • Green Homes • green insulation • Green Roofs • homebuilding • homeowner • home remodel • house plans • HVAC system • Insulation • Interior design • LEED certification • LEED certify • Living Roofs • modular home • passive heat • reclaimed wood • renewable energy • small houses • Solar energy • Solar heat • Solar Panels • straw bale construction • structural design • Sustainable Architecture • Sustainable construction • Tiny House • water filtration • Wind Energy
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-3345-0 / 1510733450
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-3345-9 / 9781510733459