Art Smith

Building Today's Green Home (eBook, ePUB)

Practical, Cost-Effective and Eco-Responsible Homebuilding

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Make Your Green Home a Reality! Building the right-sized green home involves making eco-smart decisions. In Building Today's Green Home, you will learn: • How to choose the correct location of your building lot and what is the optimum placement of your house to take advantage of solar energy • How to design the right-sized home for your needs now and in the future • What are the best sustainable construction materials to use for building your home • About the newest insulation materials and techniques • What HVAC units are the most efficient and are the best at saving energy • How to grade the building lot for natural sustainability The decisions you make today will have a huge impact on your future and the future of your children. And, building the right-sized energy-efficient home will free up investment capital for your retirement years.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440307843
• Artikelnr.: 39488850

Autorenporträt

Art Smith is the owner of Rocky Ridge Designs, a firm that designs residential housing. He holds a BS in Engineering from Auburn University and is accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council. His home designs incorporate timber-framing beauty with energy-saving designs and techniques.