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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Scott, Shannon, author.     Subjects     Sustainable architecture.     Ecological houses -- United States.     Owner-built houses -- United States.     Architecture, Domestic.     Sustainable buildings.     Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.     Sustainable construction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Scott, Shannon, author.       by title:      Creating a green hom...         MARC Display

Creating a green home : planning and design / Shannon Scott with Robert Pogoda. by Scott, Shannon, author. [Nevada] : Shannon Scott with Robert Pogoda, 2011. Subjects Sustainable architecture.   Ecological houses -- United States.   Owner-built houses -- United States.   Architecture, Domestic.   Sustainable buildings.   Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.   Sustainable construction. ISBN:  9780615591926 (pbk.) Description:  236 pages : illustrations, plans ; 23 cm Contents:  Site selection -- Heating and cooling passively -- Active solar heating systems -- Designing a home -- Drafting home plans -- Financing and permits. Requests:  0 Summary:  A clear guide to designing and preparing to build a superior performing and supremely comfortable green home. Written in easy to follow step-by-step detail, this illustrated pre-construction guide offers design checklists and sound, realistic information for DIYers, as well as those hiring architects or contractors. Experienced green home owners-designers-builders, Shannon Scott and Rob Pogoda, explain what to consider and do to create an environmentally responsible, economically smart, and healthy green home from the ground up. Learn the why and how of: selecting an eco-friendly and energy smart building site; incorporating passive solar features; developing functional and artful floor plans; choosing quality windows; determining solid foundations and roof styles; finding green construction materials; decreasing potable water use; minimizing materials' costs and construction waste; ensuring healthy indoor environments; making a home beautiful; saving money; and much more.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Aina Haina Public Library Adult Nonfiction 728.37047 Sc Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Art, Music & Recreation 728.047 Sc Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 728.37047 Sc Checked In Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 728.37047 Sc Checked In Add Copy to MyList North Kohala Public Library Adult Nonfiction 728.37047 Sc Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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