Free green building e-book
I'm very interested in green building and modern materials used to create energy efficient homes. I was delighted the other day when I ran across a free green building e-book from Tree Hugger Consulting.
Green Building 101: A Basic Guide to Building and Remodeling Sustainably gives in depth instructions on six areas of construction including site, water, energy, materials, indoor air quality and construction procedures. Whether your are building from an empty lot or simply redoing a bathroom, there are tips inside that may be useful for you.
There were several interesting ideas that were new to me including building new construction on "brownfields," previously polluted areas, that can be properly remediated. Another tip was to size walls to fit standard material sizes. For example, plywood comes in 4' x 8' sheets and it's important to keep that in mind when drawing up the plans in order to reduce waste.
To get your own copy of Green Building 101, just sent an email to treehuggerconsulting@comcast.net. You should have the book in your inbox within one business day. Happy building!
[via: Clear Environmental]
Green Building 101: A Basic Guide to Building and Remodeling Sustainably gives in depth instructions on six areas of construction including site, water, energy, materials, indoor air quality and construction procedures. Whether your are building from an empty lot or simply redoing a bathroom, there are tips inside that may be useful for you.
There were several interesting ideas that were new to me including building new construction on "brownfields," previously polluted areas, that can be properly remediated. Another tip was to size walls to fit standard material sizes. For example, plywood comes in 4' x 8' sheets and it's important to keep that in mind when drawing up the plans in order to reduce waste.
To get your own copy of Green Building 101, just sent an email to treehuggerconsulting@comcast.net. You should have the book in your inbox within one business day. Happy building!
[via: Clear Environmental]
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