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Wilson, Alex, 1955-

Your green home : a guide to planning a healthy, environmentally friendly new home / Alex Wilson ; foreword by John Abrams. - Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, 2006. - xvii, 237 p. : ill., port. ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Chapter 1: So You Want to Build a Green Home--Chapter 2: Finding the Help You Need--Chapter 3: Where to Build--Chapter 4: General Issues in House Design--Chapter 5: The Structural Building System--Chapter 6: Energy-Efficient Design--Chapter 7: Making Use of Renewable Energy--Chapter 8: Materials and Products for Green Building--Chapter 9: Creating a Safe Indoor Environment--Chapter 10: Respecting and Conserving Water--Chapter 11: Dealing with Construction Waste--Chapter 12: Landscaping and Plantings--Chapter 13: Costs of Building Green.

ISBN: 0865715556 (pbk.) 9780865715554 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2007310535

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 20069054738

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ecological houses--Design and construction.
Green products.
Dwellings--Energy conservation.
Maisons écologiques--Conception et construction.
Produits écologiques.
Habitations--Économies d'énergie.

LC Class. No.: TH4860 / .W55 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 690/.8047