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How to Apply Green Home Building Strategies for Savings & Performance

A great book available in paperback or e-book via authors Miki Cook and Doug Garrett on the topic of green home building.

There have been many ideas and advances on products for green home building in recent years. And, the home green building costs have dropped dramatically as economies of scale have been achieved enabling exciting product and design solutions for urban or country homes.

Building homes can be very rewarding with regards to its creativity and utility. And today, we can also incorporate green building products and techniques in respect to our resource use for generations and in many cases green building can lower the long term costs of our urban or country  properties.

Moreover, there are some interesting clean energy home programs emerging for those in support of green homes. Properties with green products such as solar power in the present are already becoming income producing mechanisms or producers rather than consumers; the future looks great! Wouldn’t it be great if you home could generate some income be simply participating in green products? This also supports equity based economies!

To this, we really like this green home building book. Have a look, learn and enjoy the wisdom.

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According to conventional wisdom, building a green home is an expensive endeavor. The standard approach treats green as an add-on, tacking “premium” products, finishes and equipment onto a traditional home design. As a result, many green home projects end up over budget or fail to achieve their environmental and performance goals.

Green Home Building explodes the myth that green homes have to cost more. Using proven methods based on applied building science, the authors show how to:

  • Lower base construction costs to provide funding for high performance upgrades
  • Achieve a net zero energy home, including “zero-ing” water, waste, carbon and associated costs within fifteen years
  • Live affordably into the future, despite anticipated rising costs for fuel, water, materials, taxes and health care.

This comprehensive guide to building green on any budget defines the strategies that maximize the return on green investments. Written for anyone who has ever been swayed by the argument that the price tag limits how green a home can be, Green Home Building is a must-read for builders, contractors, architects, designers and homeowners.

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