Green By Design 7 Steps To Green Building英文电子书.pdf

Preface So youre thinking about building a new home--or maybe remodeling the one you have now? How about making it green? A green home is one thats healthy, comfortable, efficient, durable and low mainte- nance--all the things that most people expect from quality building. A green home provides you with all these benefits in a way thats also easier on the environment. When you think of the environment, you probably think about the natural environ- ment-mountains, rivers, and forests. But our buildings are part of the environment too. The fact is, a huge portion of our natural resources are used for building, and a large part of our pollution and health-related problems result from building. Fortunately, its possible to reduce the negative effects of building by doing it a different way. But what is this different way like? Would it be attractive? Convenient and pleasant to live in? Would it be hard to do? Could you afford it? Actually, you cant tell if a home is green just by looking at it, because green is more than skin deep. Thats lucky, becau