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Building Today's Green Home: Practical, Cost-Effective and Eco-Responsible Homebuilding by Art Smith



Overview: Make Your Green Home a Reality!



Building the right-sized green home involves making eco-smart decisions. In Building Today's Green Home, you will learn:



How to choose the correct location of your building lot and what is the optimum placement of your house to take advantage of solar energy

How to design the right-sized home for your needs now and in the future

What are the best sustainable construction materials to use for building your home

About the newest insulation materials and techniques

What HVAC units are the most efficient and are the best at saving energy

How to grade the building lot for natural sustainability