Eco Friendly Houses and Green Building
Interest in building an eco friendly house or performing green renovations is exploding as we come to grips with environmental degradation and rapidly rising energy costs. Building environmentally friendly housing just makes sense and the long term savings can be astounding. There are literally dozens of low energy, low cost natural materials from which to build: straw bale, mud brick, cob, adobe and more. There are also numerous energy saving technologies that you can implement. Here's a selection of useful books for anyone wanting to take the green building route and live in a truly eco friendly house.
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Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative
Building Methods Earth Plaster * Straw Bale * Cordwood *
Cob * Living Roofs from Lark Books Price: $11.98 Customer Review:  This is a great book for Alternative building, so many great ideas. Very helpful, easy to read and understand, lots of pictures and how too. Lots of reference info too. There is so much more out there available for building then what people think and this book will help you figure out the way you... |
Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0  Click here for more information |
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The Green Building Revolution from Island Press Price: $23.88 Customer Review:  I have read nearly half of this book and can't put it down. It is full of valuable information that is easily digested. It really drives home the value of green building, economically, socially and environmentally. It also provides a view how green building is affecting the value of homes and... |
Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information |
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The Sustainable Home: The Essential Guide to Eco
Building, Renovation and Decoration from Merrell Publishers Price: $12.22 Customer Review: After reading this book, you'll be ready to take your green practice to an entirely new level- beautifully. We all know we have to recycle cans and bottles and that plastic bags are destroying the planet, but what about building? Is it insanely expensive to build a green home? What if I'm remodeling; will it cost me more? Add value to my house? Be impossible to find green products? The author answers all of these questions and more, in a guide that's both practical and fabulous. From reusing parts of old houses to installing new technology like solar panels, and making "greener" choices throughout, it's all here, it's all easy, and it benefits everyone.... |
Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information |
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The Complete Guide to Alternative Home Building
Materials & Methods: Including Sod, Compressed Earth,
Plaster, Straw, Beer Cans, Bottles, Cordwood, and Many
Other Low Cost Materials from Atlantic Publishing Company (FL) Price: $12.47 Customer Review: The Complete Guide to Alternative Home Building Materials & Methods by Jon Nunan, is indeed just that, a concisely- written, yet extensive journey from how to build "new" green structures to options for greening existing structures through remodeling. Through step by step sections, case studies,... |
Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0  Click here for more information |
If you're interested in eco friendly houses there's a good chance you're interested in living more sustainably. Self sufficiency is a great way to live a more eco friendly lifestyle and we recommend a visit to LittleGreenGuide.com for self sufficient, sustainable living tips.