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The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options

by Daniel D Chiras

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Publisher Comments:

Today, a new generation of architects and builders is emerging, intent on creating homes that meet human needs for shelter while causing only a fraction of the environmental impact of conventional housing. The New Ecological Home provides an overview of green building techniques, materials, products, and technologies that are either currently available or will be in the near future. Author Daniel Chiras provides a wealth of up-to-date, practical information for home buyers, owner-builders, and anyone interested in building for a sustainable future. Included are chapters on:
- The Healthy House
- Green Building Materials
- Wood-Wise Construction
- Energy Efficiency
- Earth-Sheltered Architecture
- Passive Solar Heating and Passive Cooling
- Green Power: Electricity from the Sun and Wind
- Water and Waste: Sustainable Approaches
- Environmental Landscaping

Book News Annotation:

An overview of green home-building techniques, materials, products, and technologies, written for home buyers, builders, architects, and contractors and intended to help avoid common problems when building green. It discusses the principles of green building and why they are desirable; covers logistical aspects of building such as site selection, indoor air quality, green building materials, and ergonomic design; and covers renewable and environmentally benign systems for electricity, heating and cooling, water, waste treatment, and food. With scattered b&w illustrations.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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For anyone interested in building for a sustainable future, Chiras provides a wealth of up-to-date and practical information on green building techniques, materials, products and cutting-edge technologies.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781931498166

Author:

Chiras, Daniel D

Publisher:

Chelsea Green Publishing Company

Author:

Chiras, Dan

Author:

Chiras, Daniel D.

Location:

White River Junction, Vt.

Subject:

Reference

Subject:

Design & Construction

Subject:

Dwellings

Subject:

Architecture and society

Subject:

Remodeling & Renovation - Energy Efficient

Subject:

Green products

Subject:

Ecological houses

Subject:

Home Construction-Remodeling

Subject:

Home Construction-Remodeling Specification

Copyright:

2004

Edition Description:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series:

Chelsea Green Guides for Homeowners

Publication Date:

20040531

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

352

Dimensions:

9.98x8.02x.81 in. 1.77 lbs.

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Product details 352 pages Chelsea Green Publishing Company - 2006-07-27 English 9781931498166 Reviews:

"Synopsis" by Libri, For anyone interested in building for a sustainable future, Chiras provides a wealth of up-to-date and practical information on green building techniques, materials, products and cutting-edge technologies.