Building a Sustainable Home: Practical Green Design Choices for Your Health, Wealth, and Soul
by Melissa Rappaport Schifman
Skyhorse Publishing | August 2018 | ISBN-10: 1510733442 | ePUB | 42 mb

The green building movement has produced hundreds of "how-to" books and websites that are filled with tips about green building and what homeowners should do to go green. While helpful and informative, when it comes to making actual purchasing and installation decisions, these books do not make it any easier for a homeowner to prioritize against a budget. Here, Schifman shares her knowledge and experience for others to use in their journey toward a greener way of living.

Whether the reader is building a new home or doing a minor remodel, a homeowner needs a framework by which to guide their decisions. These decisions are based on values, and the author posits that there are really only three reasons to go green:
- For Our Health: By building more sustainably, we reduce our exposure to harmful chemicals and toxins.
- For Our Wealth: By building a more durable home and being more efficient with resources like water and electricity, we reduce our monthly utility bills and ongoing maintenance expenses.
- For Our Soul: Collectively doing the right thing for our planet does make a difference-and that is soul-nourishing.

About the author 
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Melissa is the Editor and Sustainability Thought Leader for BuildWithRise.com, and online platform that helps homeowner turn any home improvement project into a sustainable one. As a LEED Accredited Professional, she led the LEED certification of two million commercial and residential square feet. She holds her MBA and MA in Public Policy from the University of Chicago and lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her family in their LEED Gold Certified home--the basis for this book. 

CONTENTS
Foreword
Prologue
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: All About LEED
Part I: For Our Health
Chapter 3: Clean Water
Chapter 4: Clean Air
Chapter 5: Clean House
Part II: For Our Wealth
Chapter 6: Energy
Chapter 7: Water Efficiency
Chapter 8: Durability
Part III: For Our Soul
Chapter 9: Materials
Chapter 10: Landscaping
Chapter 11: Location
Epilogue
Chapter 12: The Worst Green Decisions We Made
Chapter 13: The Bottom Line
Chapter 14: Beyond LEED: Moonshot
The LEED Checklist
Acknowledgments
Index
 
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