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    Building Today's Green Home: Practical, Cost-Effective and Eco-Responsible Homebuilding

    By Art Smith

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    About this ebook

    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBetterway Home
    Release dateAug 1, 2009
    ISBN9781440307843
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    Building Today's Green Home: Practical, Cost-Effective and Eco-Responsible Homebuilding

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