New Sustainable Homes
Subtitle: Designs for Healthy Living
Publisher: Collins Design
Published: December 12, 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780061138911
Description: New Sustainable Homes will show readers will learn about the many materials and techniques that make up today's sustainable house, including: the use of pervious concrete on driveways that allows water to seep through to the water table below; using bio-fiber panels in lieu of plywood for interior finishing; using organic, green roofs that improve insulation, absorb sound and manage storm-water runoff; solar water heating systems; use of high thermal performance windows; and photovoltaic electrical systems.