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.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 hom... [Read More]
SUPER HOUSE was written to empower anyone to create an ideal home. If you want to design a new home or make an addition to an existing home, it leads you step-by-step through everything you need to know. For renovations and repairs, you will find the critical information that guarantees a perfect job. If you are buying an appliance, Super House advises you how to make the best choice. If you are shopping for a home on the market, Super House is the ideal guide to all the features you want. The author, Donald Wulfinghoff, is a world renowned expert on building design. He wrote Super House to en... [Read More]
Prefabulous and Sustainable dispels the negative myths associated with prefab homes and shows the reader how beautiful and remarkably green prefab homes are. In this guide to prefab home-building author Sheri Koones, demystifies the prefabricated house by using 25 unique homes to showcase how factory-built homes are greener, more efficient, sturdier, and more cost-effective than site-built homes. The book is divided into 3 categories—green, greener, greenest—and the homes featured vary in style, design, type of construction, and size. All of the homes included in Prefabulous and Sustainab... [Read More]
This is the primary reference, how-to guide, and sourcebook for energy conservation. It lets you improve efficiency and save money in all types of buildings and plants, ranging from individual houses to commercial buildings to large institutions and industrial plants. It is organized around 400 logically grouped energy conservation actions, presented in language that everyone understands. It's for everyone who uses energy, pays for utilities, manages property, operates energy systems, designs, builds, and values conservation and the environment. It's loaded with features that help you quickly ... [Read More]
Zoom Bounce House Blower - 450 Watt 0.5 HPThis is a blower optimized for SMALL residential inflatables. If you have an older bounce house that is already soft, this blower will not fix your inflatable! Try a higher watt model, available in our Amazon store.The W-2L 450-Watt Zoom Blower provides commercial-grade durability in a blower that is optimal for residential use. The W-2L Zoom Blower features a chute designed for use with the smaller air tubes found on residential and consumer-grade bounce houses and inflatables. It is also excellent for displaying advertising and promotional inflatable... [Read More]
A guidebook to planning, building, renovating, and inhabiting an eco-friendly small house.to get more information on how to live simply visit: www.littlehouseonasmallplanet.com
"I've seen many books on this subject, but none so well documented and honest."―Whole Earth In 1975 Brenda and Robert Vale published The Autonomous House, a manifesto offering down-to-earth suggestions for building homes that do not pollute the earth or squander its resources. Their book received tremendous praise around the world and was seen as a significant move toward green architecture. Nearly twenty years later, in the early 1990s, the Vales decided to turn their groundbreaking ideas into reality.The New Autonomous House records their building of a house on the principles of sustainabl... [Read More]
Although energy costs are near an all-time low, modern energy efficiency offers more than just savings: It offers comfort. With the help of this book, homeowners and builders can build lasting comfort into their homes -- and save money.This new addition to the best-selling Best of Fine Homebuilding series brings together 29 of the best articles from Fine Homebuilding magazine that cover topics from choosing ductwork and housewrap to building more efficient fireplaces and storm windows. The articles detail specific projects home-owners or builders can do to improve the energy efficiency of a tr... [Read More]
So long McMansions and rambling square footage…small homes are in! Easier to maintain and more affordable in hard economic times, small houses are gaining popularity in the housing market after nearly 60 years of trending up in size. Small Houses capitalizes on this shift with an all-new collection of small houses from Fine Homebuilding magazine. The featured writers, well-respected authors in their fields, look at houses―ranging from less than 1,250 sq. ft. to upward of 2,250 sq. ft.―that are both new and remodeled, urban and rural, traditional and modern. Homeowners will be pleasantly ... [Read More]
The W4L 750-Watt GFI Zoom Blower provides commercial-grade durability in a blower that is optimal for residential use. The W4L Zoom Blower features a chute designed for use with the smaller air tubes found on residential and consumer-grade bounce houses and inflatables. It is also excellent for displaying advertising and promotional inflatables, including arches and mascots. Zoom blowers are strikingly lightweight and powerful with a built-in carrying handle, making it a very efficient choice for your inflatable solutions. Zoom residential blowers are the perfect combination of durability and ... [Read More]
Prefab home construction has come into its own. Prefabricated homes used to be considered inferior to houses built on site, but not anymore. In Prefabulous Small Houses, best-selling author Sheri Koones presents 32 stunning prefabricated homes from around North America. 250 beautiful photographs and floorplans show the amazing breadth of styles available to today’s homeowners. Small is the new big. Everyone from Millennials looking to buy their first homes to Boomers trying to downsize have turned to small houses in recent years. These homes cost less to build, less to heat, and less to main... [Read More]
Energy bills have skyrocketed in the United States, and traditional energy sources can be as damaging to the environment as they are to your pocketbook. The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy will show you how to slash your home energy costs while dramatically reducing your carbon footprint.Completely revised and updated, this new edition describes the most practical and affordable methods for making significant improvements in home energy efficiency and tapping into clean, affordable, renewable energy resources. If implemented, these measures will save the average homeowner tens of thousan... [Read More]
Hands-on, practical solutions to save money by making smart energy changes One of the best and most affordable strategies people can employ to combat global warming is to improve the energy and water efficiency of their homes. Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies provides homeowners with advice, tips, and projects to reduce costs, increase energy efficiency, and cut down on waste and pollution. After performing a do-it-yourself home energy audit, readers create an action plan based on their personal goals. Readers are presented with a wide range of potential solutions, from making better use of... [Read More]
The NutriChef Electric Warming Tray provides convenient and hassle-free food prep ability. The tabletop design resembles a buffet warming hot plate. Use the warming tray with baking sheets, casserole dishes or just about any other heat-resistant cookware in your kitchen. Heat your food up to 203°F while the cool-touch carry handles allow for safe food transport. Enjoy energy efficient and convenient food prep ability with the NutriChef Electronic Warming Tray.Keep Food Warm and Ready to Serve!1. Place Heat-Resistant Cookware on Top & Entertain 2. Can be Used with Baking Sheets / Casserole Di... [Read More]
The new Generation of Ecological Architecture Building owners today are increasingly confronted with the question of energy efficiency. Aside from mandatory national requirements and optional certificates, a general consensus of "passive house" has emerged. Within
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