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Inexpensive Strategies for Green Building

Yes, recycled lumber and plantation-grown lumber cost more, but designing smaller houses, orienting them for solar gain and minimizing job-site waste don't

by Alex Wilson

"Green" buildings are in vogue, but what does the term really mean? The Vermont-based editor of the widely respected Environmental Building News answers that question in this article and proposes a number of steps builders can take to conserve building materials and energy while doing more to protect the environment.

Inexpensive Strategies for Green Building
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From Fine Homebuilding133 , pp. 92-97 September 1, 2000
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Building | Small Homes | Materials | Wood | Siting a House | Green Building | Lumber and Sheet Goods
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