“Green$ense: Rating the Real Payoff from 50 Green Home Projects”
by Eric Corey Freed & Kevin Daum

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When does a green home project make financial sense? The authors of this book provide the answer to this and other questions relating to the cost (and relative value) of environmentally friendly home improvements. Eric Corey Freed and Kevin Daum are experts, respectively, in green building and in financing custom homes. In this information-packed book, they walk readers through 50 green home projects and break them down according to the positive impact they have on the environment, as well as the impact they may have (both positive and negative) on the reader’s wallet. They evaluate a wide array of projects, including insulating pipes, weatherizing doors and windows, composting and recycling trash, installing a solar hot water heater, installing green countertops, upgrading appliances, building with reclaimed materials, and installing radiant heat. This unique perspective on going green is a reference that green-leaning homeowners simply cannot do without.

Sustainable School Architecture: Design for Elementary and Secondary Schools

by Lisa Gelfand and Eric Corey Freed

Even in a difficult economy, many public and private schools are moving forward with significant new construction or renovation plans due to aging facilities or expanding school-age populations. Intended for architects of k-12 schools primarily, and the school administrators who hire the architects secondarily, this is a comprehensive book on the sustainable design of schools. Written by two architects that are experts on sustainable design, this book is filled with case studies of the best contemporary sustainable schools and organized to cover each stage of the construction process.

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