Green Home Building: Money-Saving Strategies for an Affordable, Healthy, High-Performance Home explodes the myth that green homes have to cost more. Using proven methods based on applied building science, the authors show how to:
- Lower base construction costs to provide funding for high performance upgrades
- Achieve a net zero energy home, including "zero-ing" water, waste, carbon and associated costs within 15 years
- Live affordably into the future, despite anticipated rising costs for fuel, water, materials, taxes and health care.
This comprehensive guide to building green on any budget defines the strategies that maximize the return on green investments. Written for anyone who has ever been swayed by the argument that the price tag limits how green a home can be, this book is a must-read for builders, contractors, architects, designers and homeowners.
Softcover.
