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Index
Author Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Introduction: The Meaning of Green
Chapter 1: What it Means to be Green
How Green Are You?
Chapter 2: Cheap & Easy
Electricity: Incandescents versus Fluorescents and LEDs
Going Green and Electric Appliances
Electricity: “Energy Vampires”
Water: A Finite Resource
Water: Using it Wisely
Gardening Eco-Sense
Cleaning Products: Clean but Deadly
A Primer on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Makeup, Cosmetics, and other Personal-Care Products
A More Natural Approach
Natural Foods
Trash: That Other Toxic Waste
Recycling
Chapter 3: Remodeling
Roofs: Not All “Green” Roofs are Green
Windows
Sick-Building Syndrome: Remedies for Airtight Homes
Flooring
Paints and Stains: Oil versus Latex
Toilets
Lighting
Energy Systems
Recycled Options
Chapter 4: New Construction
Straw-bale Homes
Adobe Homes
Rammed Earth Homes
Insulated Concrete-formed Homes
Steel-Framed Homes
Composite Lumber Homes
Post-and-Beam Construction
Stone Construction
Earthship Homes
Cast-Earth Construction
Papercrete Homes
Cob Homes
Cordwood Homes
Advanced Framing Techniques to Eliminate Lumber
Insulation
Heating and Cooling Systems
Finding “Green” Architects and Contractors
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Author Biography
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