Seven Generational Ruminations

The Green Building Revolution author: Jerry Yudelson asin: 1597261793 binding: Paperback list price: $25.00 USD amazon price: $22.50 USD

The “green building revolution’’ is happening right now. This book is its chronicle and its manifesto. Written by industry insider Jerry Yudelson, The Green Building Revolution introduces readers to the basics of green building and to the projects and people that are advancing this movement.

Green Building A to Z: Understanding the Language of Green Building author: Jerry Yudelson asin: 0865715726 binding: Paperback list price: $18.95 USD amazon price: $12.89 USD

Green building is the fastest-growing trend to hit since the Internet, bringing with it an enormous range of new products, systems, and technologies. Green Building A to Z is an informative, technically accurate, and highly visual guide to green building, for both decision-makers and interested citizens. It begins with an introduction to the importance of green buildings and a brief history of the green building movement, outlines the benefits and costs of green buildings, and shows how you can influence the spread of green buildings.

The New Ecological Home: A Complete Guide to Green Building Options (Chelsea Green Guides for Homeowners) author: Dan Chiras asin: 1931498164 binding: Paperback list price: $35.00 USD amazon price: $23.10 USD

Shelter, like many other elements of human existence, comes at an extraordinary cost to our planet and its inhabitants. In the U.S. alone, construction of 1.2 million new homes a year results in a massive drain on Earth's natural resource base. Today, nearly 60 percent of all timber cut in the U.S. is used in building houses, not to mention construction wastes and the huge amounts of resources used in the day-to-day operation of the "modern" household.

Your Green Home: A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly New Home (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series) author: Alex Wilson asin: 0865715556 binding: Paperback list price: $17.95 USD amazon price: $12.21 USD

More and more homeowners today want houses that are healthy to live in and cause minimal damage to the environment. That's what green building is all about. Your Green Home is written for homeowners planning a new home-whether you are working with an architect or builder, or serving as your own general contractor. Intended to improve the overall environmental performance of new houses being built, the book sets out to answer some of the big-picture questions relating to having a home designed and built-and getting what you want. Your Green Home covers:

Green Remodeling : Changing the World One Room at a Time author: David R. Johnston Kim Master asin: 0865714983 binding: Paperback list price: $29.95 USD amazon price: $19.77 USD

Whether because of changing lifestyles or simply because houses are becoming outdated, millions of North Americans are renovating their homes every year, spending more money annually on renovation than on new-home construction. But renovations can be fraught with unintended consequences like indoor air pollution. How do you remodel in a healthy, environmentally friendly way?

Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification author: Ross Spiegel Dru Meadows asin: 0471700894 binding: Hardcover list price: $90.00 USD amazon price: $72.00 USD

This excellent hands-on guide to designing environmentally friendly buildings -- those made from materials that preserve the earth's natural legacy for future generations -- is written by two nationally known experts on the subject. You'll find practical information on green product selection, product specification, and construction processes. You'll also learn just what green building materials are, where you can find them, and how you can use them effectively.

Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery, Second Edition author: Charles J. Kibert asin: 0470114215 binding: Hardcover list price: $75.00 USD amazon price: $60.00 USD

The green building movement has come a long way in a short time. Responding to this exponential growth, with its attendant technological as well as aesthetic developments, Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Deliver, Second Edition guides construction and design professionals through the process of developing commercial and institutional high-performance green buildings in today's marketplace.