Description: DIY by Sharon Buydens Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description For beginners and owner-builders, green building is a sustainable construction method that has a low impact on the environment. Green buildings usually incorporate LEED standard construction requirements in order to become certified; however, a homeowner can be an "owner builder" and construct their own home without the need of hiring a General Contractor in many cases. The energy efficiency of a home, when designed well, can be as much as 90% efficient, cutting utility bills to an extreme. A tiny house or small "core house" (with all the living essentials--kitchen, bath, living/sleeping area) can be designed into the floorplan wall system so the owner-builder can add on extra bedrooms later on. Energy efficient homes that are truly sustainable incorporate superinsulation and thermal mass along with passive solar home design, and this book explains how to do that. This book offers a passive solar home companion e-book (v1) that can be downloaded free from the authors website. TABLE OF CONTENTS (chapters, some sections, page numbers): INTRODUCTION 2 Designing Our Homes for the Earth: Why Pay Attention to Climate Change No Waste and Permaculture Green Energy Net Zero/Net Positive The Purpose of This Book Passive House / Passivehaus Best Passive Solar Homes GREEN BUILDING BASICS 35 What is Green Building? Life Cycle Assessment Cost Site Design Environmental impact Water Efficiency Energy efficiency Core-House Construction Maintenance Operation Renovations Deconstruction Habitat for Humanity Deconstruction Services Deconstruction vs Demolition How Green Home Deconstruction is Essential GREEN BUILDING CODES 94 Why LEED? LEED Certification To Certify or Not to Certify? Design for the Future ECO-FRIENDLY MATERIALS ALTERNATIVE CONSTRUCTION GREEN MATERIALS 152 PASSIVE SOLAR HOUSE DESIGN 190 Passive solar vs conventional home Solar Design Passive House Passive House vs. Conventional Home Storing Energy vs Reducing Loss The 90% Efficient Passive Solar House PASSIVE SOLAR STRAW BALE HOUSE DESIGN 208 The Beginning Build Inexpensively, Not Cheap Straw Bale Home Design OWNER-BUILT STARTER HOME 224 Greening a Used Home PLAN TO BUILD 238 Land Practical and Legal Site Assessment Financing Utilities / Services Sewage Electricity Water Cable / Internet Phone Gas Professional Help Learning Tips from Professionals Floor Plan & Features Floor Plan Considerations Design Features Second Book in this Set Free Companion e-book GREEN LIVING TIPS 262 Details ISBN 1983850047 ISBN-13 9781983850042 Title DIY Author Sharon Buydens Format Paperback Year 2018 Pages 298 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:128506538; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: DIY: How to Design Your Own Energy Efficient Green Home : Construction Alternatives and Sample Passive Solar Straw Bale House
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Publication Year: 2018
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Do-It-Yourself / General
Genre: House & Home
Item Weight: 18.1 Oz
Author: Sharon Buydens
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
