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Solar House Design and Green Building Reference Suggestions
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	The Solar House: Passive Heating and Cooling by Daniel D. Chiras Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $15.39 Passive heating and cooling is the key to green design. This book is up-to-date and easy to understand. This is a great way to learn the basics.
	Building With Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid Home DVD and Guidebook by Ted Owens Buy new: $29.64 / Used from: $22.87 A unique step-by-step DVD/guidebook combination on how to build a solar straw bale home. The book contains 152 pages of information and over 400 full-color photographs. The award-winning DVD video allows you to observe the entire construction process in great detail. With 5 hours of content, it is truly a library of information.
	The Solar Electric House: Energy for the Environmentally-Responsive, Energy-Independent Home by Steven J. Strong Buy new: $16.46 / Used from: $2.46 Learn how to generate your own electricity from sunlight. Describes how photovoltaic systems work and how to install them. A good book for learning the concepts.
	Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook-12th Edition: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies & Sustainable Living Buy used from: $2.99 The ultimate catalogue of high technology and low technology for the green home. Solar electricity, solar heating, DC pumps, information and advice. This is a must if you are going to build your own home.
	The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environmental Homes by Daniel D. Chiras Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $4.99 A good overview of green materials and passive and active solar design.
	Create an Oasis With Greywater: Your Complete Guide to Choosing, Building and Using Greywater Systems [superseded by new edition] by Art Ludwig Buy used from: $9.99 Learn how to install a graywater system and put this valuable resource - graywater - to good use.
	Constructed Wetlands in the Sustainable Landscape by Craig S. Campbell Buy new: $110.06 / Used from: $97.20 This book turns the concept of sewage as being "waste" on its head. WIth sustainable wetlands, the garden can purify and recycle water that was headed to the sewer and turn it into a useable resource.
	Building With Awareness - The Construction of a Hybrid Home Buy used from: $74.95 A how-to DVD video showing the design and construction of a straw bale solar house, from start to finish. This is a video for those of us who need to see the process in order to fully understand it. This DVD is also available as a DVD/guidebook combination.
	Critical Path by R. Buckminster Fuller Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $4.25 Although not about homes specifically, Buckminster Fuller covers the big picture of how we need to pay attention to how we use our natural resources. An enlightening and thought-provoking book.
	Built By Hand by Eiko Komatsu Buy new: $31.50 / Used from: $17.31 The ultimate inspiration for green building around the world. This is proof that green and sustainable architecture can be stunning.
	Building with Vision : Optimizing and Finding Alternatives to Wood (Wood Reduction Trilogy) by Dan Imhoff Buy new: $22.00 / Used from: $0.01 Emphasises an interesting variety of alternatives to using wood in home construction.
	Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods Buy new: $49.50 / Used from: $42.74 Excellent overview of a wide variety of alternative buidling systems, including straw bale, light clay, cob, earthbag, bamboo, and more.
	Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough Buy new: $18.15 / Used from: $10.97 A very interesting read on how commerce and ecology can go hand-in-hand. Green innovation can be good for the manufacturer and the consumer.
	Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates (Real Goods Solar Living Book) by Paul Lacinski Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $12.74 Straw bale is the ultimate green building material. It is a waste product that makes for beautiful walls that are highly insulated. You can stack them yourself.
	GreenSpec Directory, Fourth Edition by Editors of Environmental Building News Buy used from: $175.00 A complete guide to green building materials and appliances. Covers flooring, paints, insulation, appliances, the whole works. A great reference manual for sustainable construction.
	Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques (Natural Building Series) by Kaki Hunter Buy new: $22.76 / Used from: $17.99 Earthbag construction uses bags in the form of long tubes that are filled with earth. Use them for an entire house or interior thermal mass walls.