Green Your Home All in One For Dummies
Practical, simple home solutions for reducing your impact on the planetWant to go green in and around your home? This value-packed guide gives you easy-to-follow, budget-friendly tips that will reduce your ecofootprint. From using greener cleaning tools and building materials to cutting your energy costs and working with your lawn, you'll discover how to make your home cleaner, healthier, and more energy efficient.Go green, save money — using less means saving moreReduce, reuse, recycle — the reasons behind going green and tips for getting the whole family involvedImprove your energy use — simple fixes for making your heating, air conditioning, lighting, water use, and appliances more efficientBring green to your clean — practical tips for eliminating toxic cleaners from your home and cleaning every room of the houseRemodel the ecofriendly way — using sustainable construction materials in your home projectsPlan your garden and landscaping — organic options for growing your garden and beautifying your yard with less wasteTap into the power of solar energy — projects to make solar work for your homeOpen the book and find:How to cut back on consumptionWays to reuse and repurpose your possessionsRecipes for green cleaning solutionsGreen options for heating and cooling systemsStrategies for organic gardeningGreat green food choicesTips for financing solar investmentsGreen finish and construction materialsHow to raise ecoconscious kids