The Green Building Revolution
The Green Building Revolution

Author: Jerry Yudelson

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 2010-04-16

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 1597267635

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The “green building revolution’’ is happening right now. This book is its chronicle and its manifesto. Written by industry insider Jerry Yudelson, The Green Building Revolution introduces readers to the basics of green building and to the projects and people that are advancing this movement. With interviews and case studies, it does more than simply report on the revolution; it shows readers why and how to start thinking about designing, building, and operating high performance, environmentally aware (LEED-certified) buildings on conventional budgets. Evolving quietly for more than a decade, the green building movement has found its voice. Its principles of human-centered, environmentally sensitive development have reached a critical mass of architects, engineers, builders, developers, professionals in government, and consumers. Green buildings are showing us how we can have healthier indoor environments that use far less energy and water than conventional buildings do. The federal government, eighteen states, and nearly fifty U.S. cities already require new public buildings to meet “green” standards. According to Yudelson, this is just the beginning. The Green Building Revolution describes the many “revolutions” that are taking place today: in commercial buildings, schools, universities, public buildings, health care institutions, housing, property management, and neighborhood design. In a clear, highly readable style, Yudelson outlines the broader “journey to sustainability” influenced by the green building revolution and provides a solid business case for accelerating this trend. Illustrated with more than 50 photos, tables, and charts, and filled with timely information, The Green Building Revolution is the definitive description of a major movement that’s poised to transform our world.

New Green Home Solutions: Renewable Household Energy and Sustainable Living
New Green Home Solutions: Renewable Household Energy and Sustainable Living

Author: Stephen Snyder

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2009-09

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1423610385

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Green living begins at home, and New Green Home Solutions tells you how. Most of the energy-derived pollution we produce comes as a direct result of our homes - how we heat them, how we cool them, how we keep them well-lit and full of things that make our lives so comfortable. The good news is that we have tremendous power to create change. Renewable energy design, better insulation and more efficient appliances could reduce energy demands by 60 to 80 percent. By embracing conservation and renewable energy, we can win our energy independence and help save the planet. Dave Bonta, president and founder of USA Solar Stores, the largest alternative energy retailer in the Northeast, has written about alternative energy and sustainable living for Green Living, Back Home Magazine, Alternative Energy Retailer and The Vermont Guardian. Bonta has studied renewable energy and energy efficiency for more than twenty years, is a frequent speaker at major green energy conferences across America and is a tireless advocate for green living. Also president of BioQuantum, Inc., a bio-fuels company, Bonta is the creator of BackHome chapters in America and is president of a renewable energy community organization, The Sustainable Valley Group. Stephen Snyder, communications director for USA Solar Stores, left New York City in 1995 to start an organic herb farm in Vermont with his wife, Melissa. He holds a degree in radio, television and motion picture communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has broad experience in communications, public affairs, and media relations. He also works as a freelance writer and has published The Brewmaster's Bible (HarperCollins), The Beer Companion (Simon & Schuster) and The Brewmaster's Recipe Manual.

Green Revolution
Green Revolution

Author: Ben Lowe

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2009-11-19

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0830878211

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We are facing planet-sized challenges. Climate change and environmental crises can be pretty immobilizing, and we can fall into the temptation of thinking that we can't make a difference. But it's not just about what we can do on our own to make a difference. It's about what we can do when we mobilize together as a movement and combine for community action. Activist Ben Lowe calls the present generation to come together and care for the earth in a way that recent generations have not. Telling real-life stories of community organizing on college campuses across the nation, Lowe shows us that little things can make a big difference when we all work together. We now have an opportunity to show the world what it looks like when Christians care for the planet God gave us, so that future generations can live sustainably. This is our moment. This is our issue. Come join the green revolution.

The Green Revolution
The Green Revolution

Author: Patrick Kilby

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780367191603

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This book reviews the Green Revolution, starting with its inception and development from the 1940s to the 1970s, and leading to what is commonly referred to as a second Green Revolution in the 2000s. Building on the historical assessment, it draws insights for contemporary policy debates and demonstrates important lessons for the here and now. 'Green Revolution' refers to the technical measures employed to increase food (particularly grain) production, based mainly on improved seed varieties for higher yields and pest resistance. For it to be successful the Green Revolution often required land reform, investments in irrigation and fertilizer supply that were not available to women and marginal farmers. This book analyses three underlying principles that have guided green revolutions: the political environment in which they were set; how they contributed to both the successes and challenges the Green Revolution continues to face; and the systemic institutional barriers for access to these agricultural production advances, with a focus on how gender relations limit the inclusion of women even when they are the principle cultivators and farm managers. The book draws on experiences in Mexico, India and China, examining government policy, the role of the family farm, and key issues around the inclusion of women. In doing so, this book connects the history of the Green Revolution with contemporary policy debates on the developing world, particularly in relation to Africa and Asia, around foreign aid and agricultural research. It also specifically establishes that greater inclusivity for women and other marginalised farming communities will significantly enhance the effectiveness of these programs. Interlinking themes of development policy, gender, and agricultural research, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of agricultural development, food security, and sustainable development, as well as policymakers and practitioners working in international aid and agri-food policies.

True Green Home
True Green Home

Author: Kim McKay

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781426203992

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Describes how to renovate, purchase, and live in homes with environmental consciousness in mind, providing tips on increasing the energy efficiency of one's home without relinquishing aestheticism.

Join the Greener Revolution
Join the Greener Revolution

Author: Ollie Hunter

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2021-02-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1911641786

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The follow-up to the groundbreaking 30 Easy Ways to Join the Food Revolution. Tackling sustainability in our day-to-day lives and delving into the flaws in our current systems and cycles, Ollie Hunter explores future options to create and live in a more sustainable world. The book is split into three main sections exploring how we make our homes more green, ideas for collaborating with our local community, and then looking at a global scale. All the chapters also feature Ollie's recipes to cook. 30 Easy Ways to Join the Green Revolution is a manifesto calling for us to come together, take responsibility for how we can all make a difference, and strive to rebuild relationships with our local community and our individual connection to the world, and live in a more joyful place.

Choosing Green
Choosing Green

Author: Jerry Yudelson

Publisher: New Society Publishers

Published: 2008-05-01

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1550923617

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Energy efficient, non-toxic, healthy homes are the hottest trend in the building industry. Homebuilders are constructing green homes in astonishing numbers -- nearly 200,000 in the US alone in 2006. How does a home buyer who wants a green home know what to look for, what questions to ask a builder, which green home rating systems to trust, and what homes are on the market? Nationally recognized green-building expert Jerry Yudelson provides answers to some common areas of concern, including: Energy-efficient home features Water conservation fixtures Non-toxic finishes Green products Healthy indoor air Drawing from the expertise of dozens of homebuilders, government officials and green home experts, Choosing Green deftly takes the reader through these considerations with easy-to-use tables, charts, maps, score sheets and checklists. The book includes a glossary of green building terms, an extensive resource section and a list of homebuilders, green rating programs and financial incentives. This comprehensive book provides homebuyers with everything they will need to make a successful search for their own green home.

101 Home Uses of Hydrogen Peroxide
101 Home Uses of Hydrogen Peroxide

Author: Becky Mundt

Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC

Published: 2013-01-30

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1630222143

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This all new 5th edition of "The Clean Green Home Revolution - 101 Home Uses of Hydrogen Peroxide" is a comprehensive guide to home, garden, spa and personal care uses of hydrogen peroxide from the editor and publisher of FoodGradeH2O2.com. Replace toxic home cleaning products with safe effective hydrogen peroxide - this book will show you how! Improve indoor air quality, disinfect and clean without dangerous chemicals. 101 Home Uses of Hydrogen Peroxide will give you all the specific information you need to change the way you keep your house, your garden and even yourself clean and healthy. All natural, non-toxic and 100 percent environmentally safe - hydrogen peroxide leaves nothing in its wake but oxygen and water. Includes detailed instructions, exact mixing and dilution information for each of the uses and handy conversion and dilution tables. You won't be left wondering about any of the details of how to use hydrogen peroxide in place of toxic cleaners; you will have every detail you need to move ahead confidently to a clean green home environment. Learn what the dangers of toxic cleaners are, to your home, the environment and even the food we all eat. (Did you know that many of the chemicals used in home and personal cleaning products end up on our farmlands?) Then learn the simple steps you can take right now, in your own home to solve the problem. For far less than you are spending on those toxic cleaners you can become part of the solution to a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable world.

Natural Energy, Lighting, and Ventilation in Sustainable Buildings
Natural Energy, Lighting, and Ventilation in Sustainable Buildings

Author: Morteza Nazari-Heris

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-11-16

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 303141148X

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This book explores the theoretical background and provides an experimental analysis of using natural energy resources in sustainable building design. It brings together an international group of contributors focusing on ways natural energy, lighting, and ventilation can improve the performance of electrical, lighting, and mechanical systems. Contributions explore how natural resources can contribute to sustainable development goals while meeting energy demands and maintaining acceptable interior air quality and natural illumination needs. Coverage includes green building design, renewable energy integration, photovoltaic systems, small-scale wind turbines, natural lighting, and natural ventilation. Natural Energy, Lighting, and Ventilation in Sustainable Buildings offers practical and promising solutions for novel challenges in sustainable design for electrical engineers, energy engineers, architectural engineers, and related professionals, as well as researchers and developers from engineering science.

Marketing Green Building Services
Marketing Green Building Services

Author: Jerry Yudelson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-07-26

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1136380019

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Marketing Green Building Services: Strategies for Success presents all the information key decision-makers need to respond to the fast-growing market for green buildings, design and construction services and products. Completely updated, revised and expanded from the author’s previous works, this book is the one resource you need to succeed in the green building marketplace. With a sound grounding in contemporary marketing theory and practice, the book assembles hard-to-find information to assist executives and partners in design and construction firms in crafting competitive strategies that build on their firm’ strengths, while shoring up their weaknesses. Since most design and construction firms specialize in particular market sectors, the book systematically examines the important market segments for green buildings. It also presents key business case justifications for green buildings that help architects, engineers and builders to understand client motivations and respond to them with appropriate marketing tactics and communications strategies. The book examines how the green building market is adopting certain new products and design approaches, information that will help manufacturers and product sales teams to craft appropriate marketing strategies. The book also helps owners and developers understand the green building business case and to find out what other leading-edge firms and projects have learned - how to market and sell green buildings and green developments in a highly competitive marketplace.