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1 online resource |
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text file rda |
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Cover -- Contents -- Author Dedication -- Foreword -- Introduction: The Meaning of Green -- Chapter 1: What it Means to be Green -- Chapter 2: Cheap & Easy -- Chapter 3: Remodeling -- Chapter 4: New Construction -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Author Biography -- Index. |
| Summary |
Greening your home simply means finding things you can do around the house to reduce your impact on the planet. Things that green your home usually make it a safer and healthier place to live in as well; this book will present thousands of low or no cost ways to make your home environmentally friendly. You will learn 101 things you can do today to help save the planet. If you are building a new home these include how to locate a green-friendly architect and contractor, using energy-efficient appliances, using renewable energy systems, such as solar and wind, selecting earth-friendly products and materials, installing energy-efficient windows and skylights, and planting a green roof. Other great, environmentally friendly tips and tricks include stopping electronic waste and junk mail, non-toxic paints and stains, eco-friendly flooring, kitchen, and bath supplies, earth-friendly weed-killers, citrus pest killer, organic soils, compost, and fertilizers, and even plants that reduce indoor air pollution, rain barrels, smart sprinklers, water efficiency, tankless water heaters, energy efficiency, tax credits for earth friendly choices, environmentally friendly landscaping, plantings, fertilizers, and mulch. We dissected your house, looking for easy (but not always obvious) ways that homeowners can conserve energy and water - and money at the same time. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
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Ecological houses.
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Sustainable living.
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Environmental protection -- Citizen participation.
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Home economics.
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Ecological houses. |
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Environmental protection -- Citizen participation. |
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Home economics. |
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Sustainable living. |
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Electronic resource. |
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Electronic books. |
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Boundless (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9781601384751 : $16.95 |
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1601384750 : $16.95 |
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