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Green Building A to Z
Understanding the Language of Green Building
by Jerry Yudelson

Green building is the fastest-growing trend to hit since the Internet, bringing with it an enormous range of new products, systems and technologies. Green Building A to Z is an informative, technically accurate and highly visual guide to green …
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Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook - Special 30th Anniversary Edition
The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living
by John Schaeffer

Concerns over dwindling resources and environmental degradation are driving many to seek alternatives to our wasteful, polluting lifestyle. Clean technologies such as solar power, wind power and biodiesel fuel are soaring in popularity.
The Real …
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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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Building With Awareness
The Construction of a Hybrid Home DVD and Guidebook
by Ted Owens

Constructing a straw bale solar home requires the merging of solar design with alternative building techniques. Books are useful for accessing information on these topics quickly and easily, while videos are a great way to show actual building …
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Your Green Home
A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly, New Home
by Alex Wilson

More and more homeowners today want houses that are healthy to live in and cause minimal damage to the environment. That's what green building is all about.
Your Green Home is written for homeowners planning a new home - whether you are working with …
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Green Remodeling
Changing the World One Room at a Time
by David Johnston & Kim Master

Whether because of changing lifestyles or simply because houses are becoming outdated, millions of North Americans are renovating their homes every year, spending more money annually on renovation than on new home construction. But renovations can …
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Homes That Heal (and those that don't)
How Your Home May be Harming Your Family's Health
by Athena Thompson

Media reports focus increasingly on the declining health of children in industrialized countries. Asthma, autism, learning and behavior problems, and cancer are all on the rise. At the same time there is consistent news about poor indoor air …
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