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Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home and Garden))

Solar Power Your Home For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))
from For Dummies
Price: $13.59

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This is a good introduction to how the energy from the sun can be put to practical everyday use. If you don't like to read a lot of technical stuff, this book is for you. Quick, easy reading the non-technical average person. with references for more information. This book has practical projects for... more info

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All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling-Down House
from William Morrow
Price: $17.13

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I picked up a copy of this book to read later this summer "when I have more time". I glanced at the first chapter and was intrigued.
I read the second chapter and was interested.
Buy the third chapter, I was hooked.
I read this in three days. Not because it is a thin book (it isn't),... more info

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Building Construction Illustrated
from Wiley
Price: $32.97

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Book is very good for research and beginners learning building construction. I have used the earlier editions often for research. But the 4th ed. the print and the size of font is smaller and lighter in color and is hard to read even which my glasses on.

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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $40.95

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I bought this book after reading the glowing reviews on amazon. It was also an inspiration for Will Wright to make SimCity and the SIMS..... so I had high expectations.
I was shocked to find how opinionated and philosophical the book is. I expected the book to look at the history of cities,... more info

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2006 International Residential Code - Softcover Version (International Residential Code)
from Delmar Cengage Learning
Price: $74.97

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The book quality and condition are as the same as the seller describes.
If it's original copy, it'll be much better and easier to use.2006 International Residential Code - Softcover Version (International Residential Code)

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Handy Farm Devices: And How to Make Them
from The Lyons Press

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This book is great with a ton of wonderful ideas. Can't wait to actually sit and read instead of browsing. I've already selected several items that I want to build before the summer is over. Will write more when I read it cover to cover.

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Green Building and Remodeling For Dummies (For Dummies (Home and Garden))

Green Building & Remodeling For Dummies (For Dummies (Home & Garden))
from For Dummies
Price: $14.95

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I have a number of the Dummies books on various topics, and had an interest in how one might "green" an existing home, or build a new one. One thing I learned recently is that 50% of the energy lost from a typical house is due to poor building insulation, and that's one area in which most houses,... more info

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Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $11.20

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No, this isn't a book about an Italian guy with a big head, although Filippo Brunelleschi certainly had a massive ego. Brunelleschi's Dome is about the city of Florence generally during one of the greatest periods of genius and creativity in human history. It is also, specifically, about the life of... more info

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2006 International Building Code - Softcover Version: Softcover Version (International Building Code)
from Delmar Cengage Learning
Price: $94.50

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This book provides me with all the information I need to do both residental and commercial building in the United States. Most states use most of the IBC with some amendments, which can be found on the state websites. Allows us to do business with ease.

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Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide)
from Taunton
Price: $16.47

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A great book that covers everything. A good checklist of things to consider. The graphics provide highlights from different viewpoints -- green design, construction, would I do this? Lots of photos and drawings. A good book to have on the shelf for reference.

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