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| Donald R. Wulfinghoff : Super House: Design Your Dream Home for Super Energy Efficiency, Total Comfort, Dazzling Beauty, Awesome Strength, and Economy | |
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Donald R. Wulfinghoff
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Super House: Design Your Dream Home for Super Energy Efficiency, Total Comfort, Dazzling Beauty, Awesome Strength, and Economy |
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English |
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Paperback |
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700 |
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2015-03 |
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0965792633 |
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Energy Inst Pr |
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3.35 pounds |
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8.25 x 1.5 x 10.75 inches |
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1st |
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Product Description
SUPER HOUSE is the ultimate book on home design, for readers of all backgrounds. Its step-by-step approach allows anyone to design a home that is super-efficient, totally comfortable, free of health hazards, strong, and beautiful. A host of innovations advance the state of the art, while using conventional materials and construction methods for economy and reliability. For all housing types and all architectural styles, as well as for renovations and repairs. A design sequence of Eight Steps provides the novice home designer with just the right information at the just the right times. You will become an expert about space layout and architectural style; optimizing the windows and other glazing; creating an exceptionally strong and efficient structure; heating, cooling, and ventilation for comfort, energy efficiency, and freedom from air quality problems; elegant plumbing fixtures and safe water treatment; efficient and visually effective lighting; selecting your appliances; and, working with your contractor to get the house built. Includes a primer on conventional construction so that you will know where to improve every aspect of your home. The book's excellent organization includes worksheets, checklists, and galleries of illustrations to provide the assurance that a first-time home designer needs. Each step recommends the best choices to consider. A bonus section explains alternative energy sources and technologies, and advises which to use and which to avoid. SUPER HOUSE will pay for itself the first time you use it. And, it makes a great gift for anyone looking for a new home or just dreaming of one. 704 pages, all color, 620 illustrations, English and metric units. 3-color index.
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