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Acknowledgments | xi | ||||
Foreword by John Abrams | xv | ||||
CHAPTER 1: So You Want to Build a Green Home | 1 | (8) | |||
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CHAPTER 2: Finding the Help You Need | 9 | (8) | |||
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CHAPTER 3: Where to Build | 17 | (12) | |||
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CHAPTER 4: General Issues in House Design | 29 | (10) | |||
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CHAPTER 5: The Structural Building System | 39 | (18) | |||
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CHAPTER 6: Energy Efficient Design | 57 | (34) | |||
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CHAPTER 7: Making Use of Renewable Energy | 91 | (16) | |||
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CHAPTER 8: Materials and Products for Green Building | 107 | (18) | |||
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CHAPTER 9: Creating a Safe Indoor Environment | 125 | (22) | |||
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CHAPTER 10: Respecting and Conserving Water | 147 | (18) | |||
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CHAPTER 11: Dealing with Construction Waste | 165 | (8) | |||
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CHAPTER 12: Landscaping and Plantings | 173 | (12) | |||
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CHAPTER 13: Costs of Building Green | 185 | (10) | |||
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CHAPTER 14: Living in Your Green Home | 195 | (14) | |||
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Afterword | 209 | (2) | |||
Glossary | 211 | (16) | |||
Index | 227 | (10) | |||
About the Author | 237 |
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