Leeding the Way: Domestic Architecture for the Future: Leed Certified, Green, Passive & Natural (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764349256)

This book takes you through 53 homes that reflect the growing trend for environmentally friendly houses. Resource- and energy-efficient residences are designed to be healthy, comfortable, and easy to live in, and construction of a sustainable home includes using less energy, fewer natural resources, and fewer toxic chemicals. The homes featured here meet a variety of guidelines: LEED, a point-based system with specific certification criteria; green, a construction standard based on reduction of energy use; Passive House, a design standard that can result in a super-insulated, airtight home; and natural, a type of construction using natural resources without technological intervention. More than 300 images show a wide variety of designs and styles, including cottages and beach houses, prairie and vineyard residences, prefabricated and renovated homes, and much more.

Author: E. Ashley Rooney
ISBN-10: 0764349252
ISBN-13: 9780764349256
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/28/2015
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.80w x 0.90d