Leeding the Way: Domestic Architecture for the Future: Leed Certified, Green, Passive & Natural

By E. Ashley Rooney and Adam Prince

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764349252
• ISBN13: 9780764349256
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 11.2"