Building Today's Green Home: Practical, Cost-effective and Eco-responsible Homebuilding (Popular Woodworking)

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 energyHow to design the right-sized home for your needs now and in the futureWhat are the best sustainable construction materials to use for building your homeAbout the newest insulation materials and techniquesWhat HVAC units are the most efficient and are the best at saving energyHow to grade the building lot for natural sustainabilityThe decisions you make today will have a huge impact on your future and the future of your children. And, building the right-sized energy-efficient home will free up investment capital for your retire