Essential Sustainable Home Design (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island, 2017
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Paperback. Design your own sustainable homeMany people dream of building a beautiful, environmentally friendly home. But until now there has been no systematic guide to help potential builders work through the complete process of imagining, planning, designing, and building their ideal, sustainable home.Essential Sustainable Home Design walks potential homebuilders through the process starting with key concepts, principles, and a project vision that will guide the house to completion.Coverage includes: How to clarify your ideas and create a practical pathway to achieving your dream A criteria matrix to guide design, material, and systems decisions Creating a strong, integrated design team and working with professionals and code officials to keep the project on track from start to finish. Key building science concepts that make for a high-performance, durable building Primer on building logistics, material sourcing, and protocols to ensure that the initial vision for the project comes to fruition. One-page summaries and ratings of popular sustainable building materials and system options.Ideal for owner-builders and sustainable building contractors working with clients aiming to design and build a sustainable home.Chris Magwood has designed and built some of the most innovative, sustainable buildings in North America, including the first off-grid, straw bale home in Ontario. He is co-founder and director the Endeavour Centre for Innovative Building and Living and co-editor of the Sustainable Building Essentials series. Chris is the author of Essential Prefab Straw Bale Construction, Essential Hempcrete Construction, Straw Bale Details, More Straw Bale Building, and Making Better Buildings. Essential Sustainable Home Design walks homebuilders through designing an environmentally friendly home. Covering what makes a building green, a criteria matrix to guide design, material, and systems decisions, working with code officials, and choosing sustainable materials to keep the project goals on track from start to finish. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Essential Sustainable Home Design (Paperback)
- Author
- Chris Magwood
- Publisher
- New Society Publishers, Gabriola Island
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0865718504
- ISBN 13
- 9780865718500
- Series
- Book 5 of 11: Sustainable Building Essentials
Design Your Dream Sustainable Home with Confidence
Part of the Sustainable Building Essentials series, Essential Sustainable Home Design is the complete guide to envisioning, planning, and designing a high-performance, environmentally friendly home. Learn how to turn your ideas into a practical, buildable plan while maximizing energy efficiency, durability, and comfort.
What You'll Learn
- Clarify Your Vision: Define goals, priorities, and pathways to bring your sustainable home project to life.
- Smart Decision-making: Use a criteria matrix to compare materials, systems, and design options for optimal performance and environmental impact.
- Integrated Team Approach: Work effectively with architects, designers, engineers, and code officials to keep your project on track.
- High-performance Building Science: Understand the fundamentals of thermal comfort, energy efficiency, moisture management, and durability to inform design choices.
- Practical Planning Tools: Streamline logistics, material sourcing, budgeting, and construction protocols to turn vision into reality.
- Material and System Guidance: One-page summaries and ratings of popular sustainable building materials and systems help you make informed, confident decisions.
Written by Chris Magwood, a leading sustainable building expert, this guide blends practical methods, design strategies, and building science for both DIY homebuilders and professionals. Whether designing from scratch or improving existing plans, this handbook gives you the confidence and tools to create a truly sustainable home.
Explore the full Sustainable Building Essentials series for practical, illustrated guidance on natural building techniques, high-performance walls, and sustainable construction systems.
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About the Author
Chris Magwood has designed and built some of the most innovative buildings in North America, including the first off-grid, straw bale home in Ontario which became a fifteen-year research project into the implementation of sustainable building materials and technologies. Chris Magwood lives in Peterborough, Ontario.
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