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The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling
by Daniel D. Chiras
Amazon Price: $19.77
Customer Review: This book is a great resource for someone like myself who is interested in learning how to save money and the environment by simply making a few modifications to the design of their next house.
Building Green, New Edition: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building …
by Clarke Snell, Tim Callahan
Amazon Price: $22.05
Customer Review: Although I have wanted to build my own green home for several years, I have no construction skills. This book brought me back down to earth gently by teaching me much more than I would imagine one book could teach while helping me realize that I should not do this myself. In guiding capable(others)…
Wind Power, Revised Edition: Renewable Energy for Home, Farm, and Business
by Paul Gipe
Amazon Price: $31.50
Customer Review: This is a very well written book. I love reading it. The book was received in a timely manner and at a great price. Thank you.
Solar Power Your Home For Dummies
by Rik DeGunther
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Customer Review: A great book as far as it goes, but working for a solar supplier (PV and thermal) here is one area which probably merits deeper exploration. This is the answer to the old chestnut question, which is: “How long does it take before I reach energy payback on my solar installation”. While this is often …
Passive Solar House: The Complete Guide to Heating and Cooling Your Home
by James Kachadorian
Amazon Price: $26.40
Customer Review: The author, in my layman’s opinion, is too focused on the details. I think a lot of the laborious calulations could be greatly reduced into simple rules of thumb. However, I don’t know where these rules of thumb are to be found, so to a certain extent, I have growned my way thru some of the calculat…
Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods Earth…
by Clarke Snell, Tim Callahan
Amazon Price: $21.56
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 wa…
The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environment…
by Daniel D. Chiras
Amazon Price: $23.10
Customer Review: I found this book to very complete and informative for different types of building materials when interested in saving energy. I will use it as a reference in the future.
Shedworking: The Alternative Workplace Revolution
by Alex Johnson
Amazon Price: $21.56
Customer Review: Stumbled across this book when I was searching for design ideas for a friend’s new home. Now, I’m focused on how I can transform my own shed into a workplace gem!
Off The Grid Homes: Case Studies for Sunstainable Living
by Lori Ryker
Amazon Price: $16.49
Customer Review: What this book is not:
1. a how-to guide
2. full of ideas you can implement right now
3. particularly ecologically or budget conscious
What this book is:
1. inspiring
2. beautiful
3. thought provoking
We picked this up in a modern a…
The Lazy Environmentalist: Your Guide to Easy, Stylish, Green Living
by Josh Dorfman
Amazon Price: $11.21
Customer Review: I have never taken the time to write a review before; I was so incredibly irritated about this book that I decided to take the time to write one.
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