The Northwest Green Home Primer

Product Description: The essential, real-world, green home manual. Everyone can make green home decisions on a budget with this inspiring, informationpacked guide. Whether you are building, remodeling, buying, or just curious, here are real-world strategies for getting the greenest results from your budget, with hundreds of ideas for a home that is built to last, comfortable and healthy, money- and... 

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A Complete Guide to Green Building Options

Product Description: An overview of green home-building techniques, materials, products, and technologies, written for home buyers, builders, architects, and contractors and intended to help avoid common problems when building green. It discusses the principles of green building and why they are desirable; covers logistical aspects of building such as site selection. List Price: USD 35.00 Lowest Used... 

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Nolaster Architects on Casa OS Spanish Green House

A private owned holiday sustainable home located in Cantabria, Spain. Designed by Madrid-based Nolaster Architects, Casa OS. This lovely home has a high-end technique, low-impact accommodation and integrates green building design. The irony is that the original design scheme wasn’t intended to be a green building, but the architects employed many green features for visual impact and practical benefits. The... 

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Schmitz Country House Design by Felipe Assadi Architect, Calera Tango, Chile

Nice country house located in Calera Tango, Santiago, Chile is the residential project for a marriage with no children that was done by Felipe Assadi Architects at a 4.5 Ha land area. Calera Tango is a commune located one hour from the capital. It is located in an intermediate situation between the Andes Mountains and the Coastal Range, from which one can see both limits with great clarity throughout... 

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San Francisco Sunset Idea House

Designed by John Lum, This San Francisco Sunset Idea House had accepted the first LEED Certified residential remodeled homes in the nation. Located in dense urban area on a compact site. Green Home concept are applicated in this house such as : - Benjamin Moore low-VOC paints, - GE Monogram energy-efficient appliances, - Rainwater catchment system, - FSC-certified floors, - flyash concrete finished... 

Tags: architect, Benjamin Moore, compact site, energy, energy-efficient appliances, John Lum, Kitchen, paint, Residential, San Francisco, Tori