books
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A Kit of Solar Ideas for Your Home
$20.00
What can you do right now, with your funky existing home and a minimum of cash, to save energy and live more comfortably? This book has a wealth of ideas from insulating curtains to solar hot water heaters. Each idea is examined for materials cost, fuel reduction, advantages, disadvanta... more -
Green Remodeling
$29.95
Renovation just got a little less stressful with Green Remodeling. An invaluable resource for homeowners, contractors and architects, this book features simple solutions for remodeling a home room-by-room to be more energy-efficient, resource-conserving and health-conscious. Its easy-to... more -
Earthbag Building
$29.00
Breaking new ground, this long-awaited definitive guide offers tips and techniques for working with versatile, durable earthbags %u2014 whether you want to create a home or a garden wall. Includes information on key elements of construction, building code considerations, costs and a res... more -
Concrete Countertops
$30.00
Here at last is a start-to-finish book on creating concrete countertops for your kitchen and bathroom. This sturdy, sustainable material works equally well in traditional and modern homes. Fu-Tung Cheng, a master of design and construction, takes you step-by-step through the entire proc... more -
Patterns Of Home
$35.00
Looking for inspiration and direction in the design or remodel of your home? Clearly written and full of photographs, Patterns of Home brings you the timeless lessons of residential design. The 10 patterns described in the book %u2014 among them, "capturing light" and "the flow through ... more -
Rustic Retreats
$20.00
This inspiring book presents 20 step-by-step plans including a log cabin, floating water gazebo, yurt, grape arbor, sauna hut, wigwam, river raft and fold-up tree house. Many of these low-cost, outdoor buildings can be built in a few hours or in less than a day and do not require high l... more -
Design and Installation
$59.00
Used as a textbook in Solar Energy International workshops, Photovoltaics delivers the critical information to successfully design, install and maintain PV systems. It covers solar electricity basics, PV applications and system components, site analysis and mounting; how to size stand-a... more -
Design, Construction, Resources
$27.00
For architects, designers and the rest of us, this introduction to natural building covers how to build economically and environmentally sound houses that are as beautiful as they are comfortable. Organized as an anthology of articles from leaders in various building techniques - from s... more -
Growing a New Energy Economy
$18.00
Wondering how used vegetable oil and other vegetable sources can fuel a whole new economy? Biodiesel is making headlines these days as gas prices skyrocket, but the truth is it can also reduce net CO2 emissions by 78 percent compared with petroleum diesel fuel. Learn where this alternat... more -
Water Storage
$20.00
This definitive work on water storage includes all you need to know to design, build and maintain water tanks and ponds, and to sustainably manage groundwater storage. It also delves into fire protection and disaster preparedness, and includes the best building instructions we%u2019ve e... more