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Item Information       Summary     More Content     More by this author     Ryker, Lori, 1963-     Subjects     Architecture, Domestic -- Environmental aspects.     Architecture and energy conservation.     Sustainable living.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Ryker, Lori, 1963-       by title:      Off the grid homes [...         MARC Display

Off the grid homes [electronic resource] : case studies for sustainable living / Lori Ryker ; with photographs by Audrey Hall. by Ryker, Lori, 1963- Salt Lake City, Utah : Gibbs Smith, c2007. Subjects Architecture, Domestic -- Environmental aspects.   Architecture and energy conservation.   Sustainable living. Electronic Resource http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=C2A3787F-A716-45A8-9FEB-23747F1EA883 This title is available online; click here to access ISBN:  9781423614135 (electronic bk.) 1423614135 (electronic bk.) Description:  1 online resource : ill. (chiefly col.). Contents:  Preface -- Introduction: Coming to terms with off the grid -- Setting the stage: Creating visions for a sustainable world -- Projects: Six in-depth case studies -- Bruny Island guesthouse, 1+2 architecture -- Water collection and gray water reuse -- Capitol Hill house, Blip design -- Photovoltaic systems -- Outside/in house and studio, Ryker/Nave design -- Wind turbine systems -- Hertz/Fong residence, Syndesis/David Hertz architect -- Solar hot-water systems -- Mcdaniel residence, Intrinsik architecture -- Geothermal systems -- Kashou/Caron residence, Arkin/Tilt architects -- Projects at a glance -- Sources of reference -- Photo credits -- Architects, designers, builders, and technicians -- Off-the-grid technology resources -- Index. Requests:  0 Summary:  From the Publisher: Off the Grid Homes looks at six contemporary architectural projects that integrate alternative technologies for generating and conserving energy. Being off the grid can refer to many different aspects of energy and resource independence, from rainwater collection, to photovoltaic (PV) systems, to gray-water systems and more. Diagrams and clear explanations of technologies and their appropriate applications are provided alongside the case studies that explain just how the technologies work and how they may best be applied to each individual situation. Facts about living Off the Grid: More than 180,000 American homeowners live off the grid, each year the national number grows by about 33 percent. Most states offer tax breaks and financial incentives for people who live off the grid. A recent study found that after 15 years, an increase in America's alternative-energy investment would create almost 150,000 jobs, increase wages nearly $7 billion, reduce carbon-dioxide emissions roughly 30 percent and save close to $30 billion in electric and gas bills.   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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