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: AUTHOR: Avi Friedman :
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: RELEASE DATE: 2012-10-22 PUBLISH DATE: 2012-03-12 :
: ISBN-10: 1597268070 PAGES: 352 :
: ISBN-13: 9781597268073 LANGUAGE: English :
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Despite a prolonged slump in the housing market, the demand for
residential green building remains strong. More than ever,
professionals need reliable information about how to construct or
retrofit livable, sustainable, and economical homes. With Fundamentals
of Sustainable Dwellings, Avi Friedman provides that resource. While
other books on residential green building are often either superficial
or overly technical, Friedman gets it just right, delivering an
illustrated, accessible guide for architects, developers, home
builders, codes officials, and students of architecture and green
design. Friedman charts a new course for residential buildingone in
which social, cultural, economic, and environmental values are part of
every design decision. The book begins with a concise overview of green
building principles, covering topics such as sustainable resources and
common certification methods. Each following chapter examines a
critical aspect of green home construction, from siting to waste
management options. Friedman provides basics about energy-efficient
windows and heating and cooling systems. And he offers innovative
solutions like edible landscaping and green roofs. Friedman knows that
in green building, ideas are only as good as their execution. So in
each chapter valuable data is assembled and a contemporary project in
which designers strove to achieve sustainability while adhering to
real-world constraints is featured. The result is a practical guide for
every professional in the burgeoning field of residential green building.

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