RSMeans Green Home Improvement
In a tight economy, this book offers clear financial benefits:
• Helps homeowners immediately cut their utility bills. • Fits with the trend toward smaller home improvements most of the projects require only a modest investment. • Gives readers an edge when they sell their homes buyers are especially looking for energy-efficiency, but they're also tuned into green health and environmental concerns.
The book's projects range from quick, easy, low- or no-cost tasks like insulating a water heater, sealing foundation cracks, or painting with insulating paint to bigger-ticket items such as installing a new energy-efficient heating system, windows, or green flooring.
For each project, readers will learn:
• The steps required • Material and installation options • What the improvement will cost • Payback in savings on utility bills • Health, comfort, and environmental benefits
More than 65 Go Green tips highlighted throughout the book give readers ideas for quick, easy, and often low- or no-cost things they can do, right away, to make their homes and lifestyles greener.
Projects include: • Green flooring & paint options • Environmentally friendly cabinetry & countertops • Whole-house insulation & weather-stripping • High-efficiency heating & cooling • Water conservation • Efficient lighting, appliances & plumbing fixtures including Energy Star and WaterSense models • Solar electric and water heating systems • Eco-friendly roofing & siding • Energy-efficient windows, doors & skylights • Green materials for patios, walkways & driveways • Landscaping & irrigation for water conservation and energy • Key market and selling points: • Market: Homeowners and residential contractors applies to both houses and apartments.
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| Description | From the Publisher; In a tight economy, this book offers clear financial benefits: • Helps homeowners immediately cut their utility bills. • Fits with the trend toward smaller home improvements most of the projects require only a modest investment. • Gives readers an edge when they sell their homes buyers are especially looking for energy-efficiency, but they're also tuned into green health and environmental concerns. The book's projects range from quick, easy, low- or no-cost tasks like insulating a water heater, sealing foundation cracks, or painting with insulating paint to bigger-ticket items such as installing a new energy-efficient heating system, windows, or green flooring. For each project, readers will learn: • The steps required • Material and installation options • What the improvement will cost • Payback in savings on utility bills • Health, comfort, and environmental benefits More than 65 Go Green tips highlighted throughout the book give readers ideas for quick, easy, and often low- or no-cost things they can do, right away, to make their homes and lifestyles greener. Projects include: • Green flooring & paint options • Environmentally friendly cabinetry & countertops • Whole-house insulation & weather-stripping • High-efficiency heating & cooling • Water conservation • Efficient lighting, appliances & plumbing fixtures including Energy Star and WaterSense models • Solar electric and water heating systems • Eco-friendly roofing & siding • Energy-efficient windows, doors & skylights • Green materials for patios, walkways & driveways • Landscaping & irrigation for water conservation and energy • Key market and selling points: • Market: Homeowners and residential contractors applies to both houses and apartments. |
