Prefabulous and Sustainable: Building and Customizing an Affordable, Energy-Efficient Home

Prefabulous and Sustainable: Building and Customizing an Affordable, Energy-Efficient Home

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<DIV> <DIV><I>Prefabulous and Sustainable</I> dispels the negative myths associated with prefab homes and shows the reader how beautiful and remarkably green prefab homes are.</DIV> <DIV><BR>In this guide to prefab home-building author Sheri Koones, demystifies the prefabricated house by using 25 unique homes to showcase how factory-built homes are greener, more efficient, sturdier, and more cost-effective than site-built homes. The book is divided into 3 categories—green, greener, greenest—and the homes featured vary in style, design, type of construction, and size. All of the homes included in <I>Prefabulous and Sustainable</I> have been customized to create a level of sustainability beyond the inherent qualities of prefab. </DIV> <DIV><BR>Written in an easy to understand and approachable style, author Sheri Koones walks the readers through each of the homes, explaining the materials, strategies, and systems used to create a sustainable living environment. Photographs, captions, floor plans, and sidebars illustrate to readers that green living is not as complicated as one might think, and attainable for everyone. Also included is a resource guide, making this book a hand-on guide for homebuilders. <BR><BR><BR>Praise for <I>Prefabulous + Sustainable <BR><BR></I>“Authoritative and beautiful. Once again, Koones builds her case for pre-fab thoroughly, and presents it in a compelling, well-organized package.” <BR>—Allen Norwood, NAREE Book Competition Head Judge <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><P></P></DIV></DIV>