REVIEWS FOR THE NEW SOLAR HOME
The New Solar Home reveals just how greatly solar homes have evolved from the PV-covered buildings of the 1980s. In the long run, a solar home can save one money, whether one lives in a large city, a suburb, or a remote rural location. Filled with stunning, full-color photography of the interiors and exteriors of solar homes, The New Solar Home is both a resource filled with inspirational ideas and a practical guide to different types of solar-powered systems one can incorporate into one’s dwelling. A handy resource for anyone seeking to build a new home or remodel their existing one, enthusiastically recommended especially in today’s modern era of rising fuel costs.
REVIEWS FOR THE COMPANION BOOK NEW GREEN HOME SOLUTIONS
Bill McKibben, author of “eaarth” and “Deep Economy”
“The days of building cookie-cutter McMansions are over, and the era of thinking about the real cost of a house has begun. And this is the guide to doing it with enormous elegance, real frugality, and a commitment to the health of the world beyond your walls.”
“NEW GREEN HOME SOLUTIONS: RENEWABLE HOUSEHOLD ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING is a top pick for any library catering to either homeowners or architect/builders. It packs in ‘green’ ideas and solutions for both existing and new structures, with color photos supplementing ideas for solar space heating, wind power, passive heating and cooling systems, and more. A bright, appealing ‘must’ for any library serious about renewable resources.”
Marshall Glickman “Author of Beyond the Breath”
“If you’re like most people (especially those new or newish to ecohomes) you may wonder, if only subconsciously, that green homes have to be drab or boring looking. After all, healthy food doesn’t taste as good as treats loaded with sugar and fat and safe cars tend to be boxy and unsexy. Well, New Green Home Solutions helps put the notion that green = dull to rest. It’s filled with lots of high quality photos showing handsome ecofriendly homes. There is also advice among the photos, but you shouldn’t buy this as a how-to book. But more for ideas: the big thesis being that you can create a house that feels as good to live in as it is good for the environment.”