Off the grid homes : case studies for sustainable living /

Ryker, Lori, 1963-

Off the grid homes : case studies for sustainable living / Lori Ryker ; with photographs by Audrey Hall. - 1st ed. - Salt Lake City, Utah : Gibbs Smith, c2007. - 128 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 122) and index.

Coming to terms with off the grid -- Creating visions for a sustainable world -- The projects -- Bruny Island guesthouse, 1+2 architecture -- Water collection and gray water reuse -- Capitol Hill house, blip design -- Photovoltaic systems -- Outside/in house and studio, Ryker/Nave design -- Wind turbine systems -- Hertz/Fong residence, syndesis, David Hertz architect -- Solar hot water systems -- Mcdaniel residence, intrinsik architecture -- Geothermal systems -- Kashou/Caron residence, Arkin/Tilt architects -- Resources -- Projects at a glance -- Sources of reference -- Architects, designers, builders, and technicians -- Alternative-energy suppliers -- Index.

1586856898 (pbk.) 9781586856892 (pbk.)

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Architecture and energy conservation.
Architecture, Domestic--Environmental aspects.
Sustainable living.

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