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229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Subtitle from cover. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Whether you are planning to build, buy, or retrofit a home, this illuminating book takes you on a virtual tour of the home of the future. Award-winning author and respected housing expert Anna DeSimone lights the way for enjoying a home that is healthier, more comfortable, saves money, and reduces your carbon footprint. A practical reference guide that can be used for years to come, this book uncovers every part and parcel of the sustainable home, with clear explanations, helpful infographics, and hundreds of follow-up resources. An eye-opening look at the health benefits of energy-efficient homes, trends in household energy use, and its effect on greenhouse gas emissions. Explains a home's true cost of homeownership after factoring lowered utility costs, enhanced property value, mortgage discounts, and other financial incentives. The "whole-house efficiency blueprint," chapter describes how things work, along with eco-friendly options for roofs, siding, insulation, doors, windows, lighting, appliances, water conservation, heating, cooling, ventilation, heat pumps, air- and heat-exchange systems, indoor air quality, and more. Renewable energy options covered include solar photovoltaic systems, wind energy, geothermal, hydro-electric power, and biomass. You'll learn the infrastructure for grid-connected systems, billing credits, net metering, solar power purchase agreements, renewable energy certificates, and how positive energy can bring cash rewards. Learn about the popular "zero energy ready" program, a high-performance home that is pre-wired with a renewable energy component. National green-building certification programs covered, such as Net Zero, Passive Home, Zero Carbon, etc. for the U.S. and Canada |
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Ecological houses.
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Sustainable architecture.
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Dwellings -- Remodeling -- Environmental aspects.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Environmental aspects.
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Maisons écologiques. |
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Architecture durable. |
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Habitations -- Réfection -- Aspect de l'environnement. |
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Architecture, Domestic -- Environmental aspects. |
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Dwellings -- Remodeling -- Environmental aspects. |
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Ecological houses. |
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Sustainable architecture. |
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Instructional and educational works.
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Informational works.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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handbooks.
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manuals (instructional materials)
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Informational works.
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Instructional and educational works.
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Guides et manuels.
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Documents d'information.
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Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
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| ISBN |
9781039123489 (paperback) |
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1039123481 (paperback) |
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9781039123496 (hardcover) |
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103912349X (hardcover) |
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