Essential Sustainable Home Design - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Essential Sustainable Home Design write by Chris Magwood. This book was released on 2017-07-31. Essential Sustainable Home Design available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Design your own sustainable home Many people dream of building a beautiful, environmentally friendly home. But until now there has been no systematic guide to help potential builders work through the complete process of imagining, planning, designing, and building their ideal, sustainable home. Essential Sustainable Home Design walks potential homebuilders through the process starting with key concepts, principles, and a project vision that will guide the house to completion. Coverage includes: How to clarify your ideas and create a practical pathway to achieving your dream A criteria matrix to guide design, material, and systems decisions Creating a strong, integrated design team and working with professionals and code officials to keep the project on track from start to finish. Key building science concepts that make for a high-performance, durable building Primer on building logistics, material sourcing, and protocols to ensure that the initial vision for the project comes to fruition. One-page summaries and ratings of popular sustainable building materials and system options. Ideal for owner-builders and sustainable building contractors working with clients aiming to design and build a sustainable home. Chris Magwood has designed and built some of the most innovative, sustainable buildings in North America, including the first off-grid, straw bale home in Ontario. He is co-founder and director the Endeavour Centre for Innovative Building and Living and co-editor of the Sustainable Building Essentials series. Chris is the author of Essential Prefab Straw Bale Construction, Essential Hempcrete Construction, Straw Bale Details, More Straw Bale Building , and Making Better Buildings .
Building a Sustainable Home
Building a Sustainable Home - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Building a Sustainable Home write by Melissa Rappaport Schifman. This book was released on 2018-08-07. Building a Sustainable Home available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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, 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 green: For Our Health: By building more sustainably, we reduce our exposure to harmful chemicals and toxins. For Our Wealth: 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 Soul: Collectively doing the right thing for our planet does make a difference—and that is soul-nourishing. 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.
Sustainable House
Sustainable House - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sustainable House write by Michael Mobbs. This book was released on 2010. Sustainable House available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Including Australian and internal examples of sustainable building, this book is packed with practical information to help every home renovator or builder. ---back cover.
Making Better Buildings
Making Better Buildings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Making Better Buildings write by Chris Magwood. This book was released on 2014-03-25. Making Better Buildings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Sustainable building from the ground up - the pros and cons of the latest green and natural materials and technologies
The Natural Building Companion
The Natural Building Companion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Natural Building Companion write by Jacob Deva Racusin. This book was released on 2012-05-01. The Natural Building Companion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Natural buildings not only bring satisfaction to their makers and joy to their occupants, they also leave the gentlest footprint on the environment. In this complete reference to natural building philosophy, design, and technique, Jacob Deva Racusin and Ace McArleton walk builders through planning and construction, offering step-by-step instructions on: siting and site analysis choosing materials integrating basic structural considerations into a design strategies for heating/cooling efficiency and moisture management planning for acoustics developing an integrative design navigating budgeting, code compliance, and project management creating the foundation, wall system, roof, and floors selecting and making plasters and paints evaluating options for mechanical and utility systems protecting against fire and insects integrating structures within landscape, climate, and human communities ...and more Applicable to building in climates that are cold and wet, hot and dry, or somewhere in-between, The Natural Building Companion provides the tools necessary to understand basic principles of building science, including structural and thermal engineering, and hydrodynamics. This guide offers thorough, up-to-date, and advanced installation details and performance characteristics of straw-bale, straw-clay, woodchip-clay, and cellulose wall systems, as well as earthen and stone wall systems and a variety of framing, roofing, flooring, mechanical system, and finishing options. This fully-illustrated volume informs professionals making the transition from conventional building, homeowners embarking on their own construction, or green builders who want comprehensive guidance on natural-building options. A State-of-the-Art Resource for Natural Builders The Natural Building Companion is a part of The Yestermorrow Design/Build Library and includes an instructional DVD.
