Green Homes: Dwellings for the 21st Century by E. Ashley Rooney (English) Hardco
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Green Homes: Dwellings for the 21st Century by E. Ashley Rooney (English) Hardco. The residences presented here demonstrate the range of potential solutions and ideas for building a sustainable house. AUTHOR: E. Ashley Rooney has written extensively on architecture and design, including a number of books fro Schiffer Publishing. Green Homes by E. Ashley Rooney Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description An indispensable guide for understanding 50 homes that ΓÇ£live greenΓÇ¥. Publisher Description 400 colour photos Building a green home or redesigning an existing home to be green is more than energy efficiency and preservation of natural resources. It is about integrating cost-effective design and materials to better the well being of inhabitants. Explore the many ways architects have achieved sustainability, incorporating commonsense strategies of solar orientation, natural ventilation, recycling of household water, and making use of cutting-edge materials and building technologies such as earth sheltering, thermal mass, super insulation, geothermal heating and cooling, and photovoltaic electrical generation - all without compromising their aesthetic goals. Here are more than 50 green homes in North America, shown in 400 color photographs. Many have won major awards; others have been the subject of media attention and tours. This book will help the homeowner, builder, and architect design homes that are more energy efficient, reduce consumption and emissions, and incorporate sustainable materials. The residences presented here demonstrate the range of potential solutions and ideas for building a sustainable house. AUTHOR: E. Ashley Rooney has written extensively on architecture and design, including a number of books fro Schiffer Publishing. She resides in Massachusetts. Details ISBN 0764330330 ISBN-13 9780764330339 Title Green Homes Author E. Ashley Rooney Format Hardcover Year 2008 Pages 160 Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd GEItemID:136578065; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
