Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line

This insider's guide to green building leads you through the residential construction process and details how you can apply green building techniques that will benefit your business, your relationships with your customers, your reputation, and your bottom line.

Learn how to

identify and select green building materials

implement green construction techniques

explain the benefits of green housing to your customers

offer affordable green building solutions to your customers

create healthier homes

market your environmentally sound practices

This book is your first step towards securing an environmentally sound future for generations to come.

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Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line

This insider's guide to green building leads you through the residential construction process and details how you can apply green building techniques that will benefit your business, your relationships with your customers, your reputation, and your bottom line.

Learn how to

identify and select green building materials

implement green construction techniques

explain the benefits of green housing to your customers

offer affordable green building solutions to your customers

create healthier homes

market your environmentally sound practices

This book is your first step towards securing an environmentally sound future for generations to come.

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Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line

Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line

by Matt Belcher
Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line

Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line

by Matt Belcher

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Overview

This insider's guide to green building leads you through the residential construction process and details how you can apply green building techniques that will benefit your business, your relationships with your customers, your reputation, and your bottom line.

Learn how to

identify and select green building materials

implement green construction techniques

explain the benefits of green housing to your customers

offer affordable green building solutions to your customers

create healthier homes

market your environmentally sound practices

This book is your first step towards securing an environmentally sound future for generations to come.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780867186444
Publisher: Builderbooks
Publication date: 06/28/2009
Pages: 154
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

About the Author xi

Introduction xii

Chapter 1 The Business Of Building Green 1

Beware of Greenwashing 3

Set Realistic Expectations 4

Green by Design 5

Green Guidelines & Standards 9

National Green Building Standard 9

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Program (LEED) 13

Green Building Initiative (GBI) 16

Chapter 2 Building Homes That Last 21

Good Site Planning is Key 27

Chapter 3 Using Resources Wisely 47

Reducing, Recycling, Reusing 48

Enhancing Durability and Reducing Maintenance 51

Reusing and Recycling Materials 54

Using Renewable Materials 57

Using Indigenous Materials 58

Salvaging Tear-Down Components 60

Reusing Infrastructure by Building Infill Housing 62

Chapter 4 Reducing Energy Consumption 65

The Green Building Envelope 66

Windows 67

Walls 68

Insulation 73

Wraps 77

Air-Sealing Package 78

Windows and Doors 81

Roof Trusses 84

HVAC Design, Equipment, and Installation 87

HVAC and Heat Pump Efficiency 88

Geothermal Design 89

Solar Power 92

Water Heating Design 94

Energy-Efficient Lighting and Appliances 96

Home Energy Rating Specialist (HERS) 101

Chapter 5 Conserving Water 105

Plumbing 107

Water-Efficient Appliances 109

Rainwater Collection Systems 111

Chapter 6 Constructing A Healthy House 115

Minimizing Potential Sources of Pollutants 116

Managing Potential Pollutants Generated in the Home 121

HVAC and Filters 121

Venting 122

Appliances 123

Radon 124

Chlorine-Reducing Showerheads 127

Green Cleaning Methods 128

Managing Moisture 130

Chapter 7 Learning To Live Green 133

Chapter 8 Green Choices Have Global Impact 141

Creating a Plus-Plus142

Ensuring Watershed Health 145

Old-Growth Wood 146

Energy Efficiency 148

Index

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