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Want to build responsibly, reduce waste, and help preserve the environment? Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies is your friendly, step-by-step guide to every facet of this Earth-friendly method of construction. Building a home—even a green home—uses plenty of resources and energy. This practical, hands-on book shows you how to build or remodel conscientiously, whether your dream home is a simple remodel or a brand-new multimillion-dollar mansion.
You’ll start by identifying green materials and sizing up potential systems and construction sites. You’ll weigh the pros and cons of popular green building methods and identify opportunities for saving money in the long run. Need to find some green professionals to assist you in your venture? We’ll help you do that, too. This book will also help you discover how to:
- Understand the lifecycle of building materials
- Choose the right system for your green building project
- Put together a green team
- Work within your budget
- Use green building methods and sustainable systems
- Speed construction and reduce energy use and waste
- Refinish old fixtures and materials
- Beware of asbestos and lead-paint hazards
- Avoid costly mistakes
Complete with lists of ten green things to do on every project and ten things you can do right now in your home in order to go green, Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies is your one-stop guide to planning and building the home you’ve always wanted.
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Reduce waste, speed construction, and save money
The fun and easy way® to plan and build your dream green home
Want to build responsibly and help preserve the environment? This friendly, step-by-step guide introduces you to every facet of green building and remodeling, from sizing up construction sites and selecting materials to working with green professionals, reducing energy and water use, and weighing the pros and cons of popular green building methods.
Discover how to:
Identify green materials
Put together a team of green professionals
Work within your budget
Use green building methods and sustainable systems
Avoid costly mistakes
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Book,
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This review is from: Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies (Paperback)
Green architect Eric Corey Freed knows his stuff and it shows in Green Building and Remodeling for Dummies.Freed makes green building and remodeling approachable and very doable. I like the checklists throughout the book and the perfect green rooms, both of which make understanding the big picture easy. Freed does an excellent job in explaining the advantages of building green for the health of the occupants and the environment. If you've ever wondered what the true environmental cost of a particular product is, Freed does a great job of explaining it in "the life cycle of materials from cradle to grave." If you didn't "get" greeen before, this section will show you how important it is to look at the entire life cycle of a product to determine how green--or not--a particular product is. I also liked the handy list of green material substitutes which make purchasing very easy. The book was very readable and concise and even fun to read. I highly recommend it. By the author of the award winning book, Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify and Energize Your Life, Your Home and Your Planet.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies,
By Donn Hilton (Victoria BC Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies (Paperback)
This book gives a pretty good cross section of green building methods without giving much detail of anything. Previous to that I purchased a book called The Green Home. It had somewhat different focus. It seems like if you want to cover a subject well you have to expect it necessary to buy several books. I was particularly interested in reading about ICF technology (insulated concrete forms) but there was very little in this book about that. Still, though, it has a lot of useful material that would be helpful planning any type of home. The Green Home type books usually spend a good deal of time talking about the benefits of not using materials containing formaldehyde glues. Great stuff to know if you want a healthy home.
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4.6 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 36 of 40 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved this book!,
By L. Schaffer "green newbie" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies (Paperback)
I am truly a dummy when it comes to green building, I've never bought a dummies book before - but wanted to remodel my kitchen and needed some expert green advice. The book is broken down into these really helpful sections like finishes, water and energy. It even includes helpful checklists to remodel your kitchen in a green way. The advice I learned from this book will probably save me thousands in construction costs and will continue to save me $$$ on my water and energy bills. The author presents the info in a very fun and logical way. Anyone building or remodeling their home should do it green - and definitely needs this book to guide them every step of the way. The reason I bought this book is that I heard the author speak at a local green conference, and the way he presented the information just made sense to me.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Book,
By Norma Lehmeierhartie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies (Paperback)
Green architect Eric Corey Freed knows his stuff and it shows in Green Building and Remodeling for Dummies.Freed makes green building and remodeling approachable and very doable. I like the checklists throughout the book and the perfect green rooms, both of which make understanding the big picture easy. Freed does an excellent job in explaining the advantages of building green for the health of the occupants and the environment. If you've ever wondered what the true environmental cost of a particular product is, Freed does a great job of explaining it in "the life cycle of materials from cradle to grave." If you didn't "get" greeen before, this section will show you how important it is to look at the entire life cycle of a product to determine how green--or not--a particular product is. I also liked the handy list of green material substitutes which make purchasing very easy. The book was very readable and concise and even fun to read. I highly recommend it. By the author of the award winning book, Harmonious Environment: Beautify, Detoxify and Energize Your Life, Your Home and Your Planet 22 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Myth busting through and through,
By James Simon "Jim Simon" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies (Paperback)
Green Building & Remodeling for DUMMIES is the right information at the right time. This book answers every specific question I have come up with. It dispells many old myths about green building, and teaches that green is not only accessible, but it's enjoyable. You can't calculate the $$ payback of a more comfortable home. You can't put a $$ value on the improved respiuratory health that improved indoor air quality provides. But you can take those monthly energy and water savings to the bank every month. Thanks to Mr. Freed for his passion and his pragmatism.
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