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Building a Sustainable Home: Practical Green Design Choices for Your Health, Wealth, and Soul
Learn the logistics of choosing windows, insulation, appliances, and lighting. Find out about FSC certified wood and about using reclaimed materials. Here is everything you need to make your home sustainable.
Whether the reader is building a new home or doing a minor remodel, a homeowner needs a framework by which to guide their decisions. These decisions are based on values, and the author posits that there are really only three reasons to go
For Our By building more sustainably, we reduce our exposure to harmful chemicals and toxins.For Our By building a more durable home and being more efficient with resources like water and electricity, we reduce our monthly utility bills and ongoing maintenance expenses.For Our Collectively doing the right thing for our planet does make a difference—and that is soul-nourishing.
The green building movement has produced hundreds of “how-to” books and websites that are filled with tips about green building and what homeowners should do to go green. While helpful and informative, when it comes to making actual purchasing and installation decisions, these books do not make it any easier for a homeowner to prioritize against a budget. Here, Melisssa Rappaport Schifman shares her knowledge and experience for others to use in their journey toward a greener way of living.
Whether the reader is building a new home or doing a minor remodel, a homeowner needs a framework by which to guide their decisions. These decisions are based on values, and the author posits that there are really only three reasons to go
For Our By building more sustainably, we reduce our exposure to harmful chemicals and toxins.For Our By building a more durable home and being more efficient with resources like water and electricity, we reduce our monthly utility bills and ongoing maintenance expenses.For Our Collectively doing the right thing for our planet does make a difference—and that is soul-nourishing.
The green building movement has produced hundreds of “how-to” books and websites that are filled with tips about green building and what homeowners should do to go green. While helpful and informative, when it comes to making actual purchasing and installation decisions, these books do not make it any easier for a homeowner to prioritize against a budget. Here, Melisssa Rappaport Schifman shares her knowledge and experience for others to use in their journey toward a greener way of living.
224 pages, Paperback
Published August 21, 2018
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April 17, 2019
Once I got past the notion that a 4,800 square foot house, built for a family of four, could be considered green, I liked this book. The setting is local for me, on Cedar Lake in Minneapolis. Schiffman, for the most part,writes clearly and thoroughly outlines the LEED certification process for residential construction. She also shares what she would have done differently, which is rare, in these design/decorating titles. I actually picked it up because of the forward by Tom Fischer. The summary charts at the end of each chapter outlining the steps, how she did or did not meet them, and the recommendation for others are great.
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