{"product_id":"9781550923612","title":"Choosing Green: The Homebuyer's Guide to Good Green Homes","description":"\u003cp\u003eI find \u003ci\u003eChoosing Green\u003c\/i\u003e incredibly insightful and chock full of insider's experience. This is the kind of book that will help homebuyers cut to the chase and leap frog the poseurs towards legitimate green home living.\u003cbr\u003eI think \u003ci\u003eChoosing Green\u003c\/i\u003e would also be helpful to builders that are trying to green their business. Building green, as Yudelson discusses in the book, is the hottest trend in the building industry, but you have to know how to do so in the best, most effective way. So if you're looking for a thorough guide to good green homes, make sure to pick up a copy of \u003ci\u003eChoosing Green\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviewed by Preston D K, \u003ci\u003eJetson Green\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnergy-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 United States alone in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow 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:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnergy-efficient home features\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWater conservation fixtures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNon-toxic finishes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGreen products\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHealthy indoor air\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from the expertise of dozens of homebuilders, government officials, and green home experts, \u003ci\u003eChoosing Green\u003c\/i\u003e deftly takes the reader through these considerations with easy-to-use tables, charts, maps, score sheets, and checklists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 home buyers with every thing they will need to make a successful search for their own green home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerry Yudelson\u003c\/b\u003e is the president of Yudelson Associates, green building consultants. He has trained over 3,000 people in the LEED green building rating system. He chairs Greenbuild, the world’s largest green building conference, and has written six books on green building, including \u003ci\u003eGreen Building A to Z\u003c\/i\u003e (New Society Publishers).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157436612848,"sku":"9781550923612","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550923612_p0.jpg?v=1763751747","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550923612","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}