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Prefabulous and sustainable : building and customizing an affordable, energy-efficient home / Sheri Koones ; foreword by Robert Redford.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Abrams, c2010.Description: 239 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0810984830
  • 9780810984837
Other title:
  • Building and customizing an affordable, energy-efficient home
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 728.0472 K82 Available 33111006459255
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Prefabulous and Sustainable dispels the negative myths associated with prefab homes and shows the reader how beautiful and remarkably green prefab homes are.
In this guide to prefab home-building author Sheri Koones, demystifies the prefabricated house by using 25 unique homes to showcase how factory-built homes are greener, more efficient, sturdier, and more cost-effective than site-built homes. The book is divided into 3 categories--green, greener, greenest--and the homes featured vary in style, design, type of construction, and size. All of the homes included in Prefabulous and Sustainable have been customized to create a level of sustainability beyond the inherent qualities of prefab.
Written in an easy to understand and approachable style, author Sheri Koones walks the readers through each of the homes, explaining the materials, strategies, and systems used to create a sustainable living environment. Photographs, captions, floor plans, and sidebars illustrate to readers that green living is not as complicated as one might think, and attainable for everyone. Also included is a resource guide, making this book a hand-on guide for homebuilders.


Praise for Prefabulous + Sustainable

"Authoritative and beautiful. Once again, Koones builds her case for pre-fab thoroughly, and presents it in a compelling, well-organized package."
--Allen Norwood, NAREE Book Competition Head Judge

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