Green your home all-in-one for dummies
By: by Yvonne Jeffery ... [et al.].
Series: --For dummies; --For dummies
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 668
ISBN-13: 9780470407783
Subjects: Dwellings; Organic gardening; Energy conservation; Environmental engineering; Sustainable living; Ecological houses
Other titles: Green your home for dummies
Description: Combines seven previous "Dummies" books to offer a comprehensive guide to greener living, covering topics such as energy efficiency, green cleaning and remodeling, sustainable landscaping, organic gardening, and solar power.
Notes: "7 books in 1"--Cover.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Green living: The world's gone green! ; Reducing, reusing, and recycling ; Making great green diet decisions ; Setting your kids on the path to a green lifestyle ; Keeping your home healthy; title: Energy efficiency: Taking stock of your energy efficiency and use ; Sealing and insulating your home ; Maximizing your heating and air-conditioning system ; Lighting your home more efficiently ; Increasing your water efficiency ; Taking control of appliances and electronics ; Controlling solar exposure for light and heat; title: Green cleaning: Bringing "green" to "clean" for a healthier home ; Building an arsenal of green cleaning tools ; Mixing up your own green cleaning solutions ; Making green work of laundry ; Bringing kitchens and baths to a green-clean sheen ; Working outside in for a clean and green home; title: Green remodeling: Thinking sustainability when you remodel ; Thinking about building materials in new ways ; Green finish and construction materials ; Exploring options for heating and cooling systems; title: Sustainable landscaping: Pursuing a smart, sustainable landscape ; Making sustainable decisions for your landscape design ; Hardscaping : beauty and function from patios, walls, and more ; Selecting plants for a sustainable landscape ; Finding greener ways to work around (or with) lawns; title: Organic gardening: Sowing the seeds of organic gardening ; Improving your soil and feeding your plants organically ; Controlling weeds, pests, and disease ; Raising organic vegetables and herbs ; Finding organic success with fruit; title: Solar power: Soaking up the pluses and minuses of solar power ; Preparing for a switch to solar ; Jumping in to small projects with big results ; Financing your solar investments.