Green homes:dwellings for the 21st century
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Group Author: | ; |
Published: |
Schiffer Pub.,
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Publisher Address: | Atglen, Pa. |
Publication Dates: | c2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | 192 p.: ill.(chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780764330339 (hardcover) 0764330330 (hardcover) |
Index Number: | X799 |
CLC: |
X799.1 TU-023 |
Call Number: | TU-023/R777 |
Contents: |
Includes index. Preface / E. Ashley Rooney -- Foreword : The green revolution / John C. McConnell -- You can build a beautiful green home: here's how / David V. Hartke -- Green cottages and cabins -- Those in between -- Large green residences -- Remodeled, reused, refashioned -- Multi-unit housing. More than fifty green homes, some of them award-winning, in North America are presented which illustrate the many green terms defined in this book as well as demonstrate the many ways architects have achieved sustainability without compromising their aesthetic goals. |