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According to conventional wisdom, building a green home is an expensive endeavor. The standard approach treats green as an add-on, tacking premium products, finishes, and equipment onto a traditional home design. As a result, many green home projects end up over budget or fail to achieve their environmental and performance goals.Green Home Building explodes the myth that green homes have to cost more. Using proven methods based on applied building science, the authors show how to Lower base construction costs to provide funding for high performance upgrades Achieve a net-zero energy home, including zero-ing water, waste, carbon, and associated costs within fifteen years Live affordably into the future, despite anticipated rising costs for fuel, water, materials, taxes, and health careThis comprehensive guide to building green on any budget defines the strategies that maximize the return on green investments.
About the Author
Miki Cook is a green building and sustainability consultant for the oldest green building program in the nation, Austin Energy Green Building. She has spent her career in the residential construction industry, where she gained a thorough understanding of green strategies and costs. Miki has also served as a Green Rater for the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Homes, Energy Star, and ICC-700, the national green building standard. More recently, Miki has dedicated her career to educating contractors and the public on the strategies, methods and benefits of green homes, and helping them to achieve those goals.
