Building a Sustainable Home
By Melissa Rappaport Schifman
For anyone who is thinking about building or renovating a home, this is an indispensable guidebook book that will help prioritize decisions and cut through the clutter of the overwhelming number of “green” choices. Here, Rappaport Schifman shares her story of LEED Gold certifying her own home, includes bottom-line costs and benefits, and incorporates her perspective on what “sustainability” really means for our collective health, wealth and soul.
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