The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-efficient, Environmental Homes (Paperback)

June 30, 2009

Review
“Simply put, this is the most comprehensive and most useful introduction to natural building systems and practices available. A book that anyone setting out to build a home of natural materials should read–cover to cover.”–Alex Wilson, executive editor and publisher, “Environmental Building News”
Synopsis
This sourcebook examines [...]

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The Passive Solar House: Using Solar Design to Heat and Cool Your Home (Hardcover)

June 27, 2009

For the past ten years, “The Passive Solar House” has offered proven techniques for building homes that heat and cool themselves, using readily available materials and methods familiar to all building contractors and many do-it-yourself homeowners. True to this innovative, straightforward approach, the new edition of this best-selling guide includes CSOL passive solar [...]

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Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature (Natural Home & Garden) (Paperback)

June 24, 2009

To have a home that’s more in touch with the earth, you don’t have to start from the ground up! It’s possible—and more environmentally friendly—to go green by renovating an existing home. With the help of Carol Venolia, an award-winning architect and bestselling author, and Kelly Lerner, a world-famous [...]

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The Solar Electric House: Energy for the Environmentally-Responsive, Energy-Independent House (Paperback)

June 21, 2009

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Modern Marvels: Renewable Energy (2006)

June 21, 2009

In the young 21st Century, two realizations are dawning on the world’s population: we are hopelessly dependent on petroleum, which is only going to get more expensive; and global warming, caused mainly by our burning of fossil fuels, will impact civilization in ways that we’re only beginning to grasp. Stepping in to fight [...]

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Homebuilding and Renovating Book of Green Homes: How to Build Your Own Sustainable House Including Renewables, Recycling and Insulation (Homebuilding & Renovating Mag) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

June 18, 2009

Offers practical advice on how to approach building an eco home, an A-Z of green building and 29 in-depth case studies of environmentally-friendly self-build homes. This work features more than 225 full colour pictures, floor plans, supplier details and the story of each build.
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Homebuilding & Renovating magazine is Britain’s [...]

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What is Rainwater Recycling

June 15, 2009

And equally important, what is not.
This is simply taking the rain that lands on the roof of our home and storing it in a tank for use later on.  It is often confused with grey water recycling, which is all about taking your bath water and using it to flush your toilet.
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