Keyword: ecological design

The Integral Urban House: Self Reliant Living in the City
by Tom Javits, Helga Olkowski, Farallones Institute, Sim Van der Ryn & Bill Olkowski

The Integral Urban House: Self Reliant Living in the City is a comprehensive guide to achieving a completely sustainable urban lifestyle by creating a mini-ecosystem where residents grow their own fruits and vegetables, raise chickens, rabbits, and …
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Choosing Green
The Home Buyer's Guide to Good Green Homes
by Jerry Yudelson

Energy efficient, non-toxic, healthy homes are the hottest trend in the building industry. Homebuilders are constructing green homes in astonishing numbers -- nearly 200,000 in the US alone in 2006.
How does a home buyer who wants a green home know …
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Design for Water
Rainwater Harvesting, Stormwater Catchment and Alternate Water Reuse
by Heather Kinkade-Levario

In an era of dwindling resources, water is poised to become the new oil as the entire world now faces the reality of a decreasing supply of clean water. To avert a devastating shortage, we must not only look at alternate water sources for existing …
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Reusing the Resource
Adventures in Ecological Wastewater Recycling
by Carol Steinfeld & David Del Porto

Water has been described as the 21st century oil. Water shortages, water quality and water rights are hot-button issues at the local, national and international levels. Climate change, population growth and contamination from industry, farms and …
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