Pretty good house : a guide to creating better homes / Dan Kolbert, Emily Mottram, Michael Maines, Christopher Briley.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Newtown, CT : The Taunton Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 252 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781641551656
- 1641551658
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment--but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a "perfect" solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work within their financial and practical constraints both to meet their own needs and do as much for the planet as possible .
A Pretty Good House is:
* A house that's as small as possible
* Simple and durable, but also well designed
* I nsulated and air-sealed
* Above all, it is affordable, healthy, responsible, and resilient.
Includes index.
"Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment--but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a "perfect" solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work within their financial and practical constraints both to meet their own needs and do as much for the planet as possible. A Pretty Good House is : A house that's as small as possible. Simple and durable, but also well designed. Insulated and air-sealed. Above all, it is affordable, healthy, responsible, and resilient."-- Amazon.com.