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All about energy efficient home design - bu ld ng enclosures, r du t l t n nd n rg ff n tr t g . For beginners and owner-builders, green building is a sustainable construction method that has a low impact on the environment. Green buildings usually incorporate LEED standard construction requirements in order to become certified; however, a homeowner can be an owner builder and construct their own home without the need of hiring a General Contractor in many cases. The energy efficiency of a home, when designed well, can be as much as 90% efficient, cutting utility bills to an extreme.A tiny house or small core house (with all the living essentials--kitchen, bath, living/sleeping area) can be designed into the floor plan wall system so the owner-builder can add on extra bedrooms later on. Energy efficient homes that are truly sustainable incorporate superinsulation and thermal mass along with passive solar home design, and this book explains how to do that. And interestingly it is easy to understand.

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