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The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options
by Daniel D Chiras
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ISBN13: 9781931498166 |
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Synopses & Reviews
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
- 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)
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis:
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
- Subtitle:
- A Complete Guide to Green Building Options
- Author:
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Chelsea Green Publishing Company
- 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
- Copyright:
- 2004
- Edition Description:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Series:
- Chelsea Green Guides for Homeowners
- Publication Date:
- May 2004
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 9.98x8.02x.81 in. 1.77 lbs.
