A beautiful, user-friendly overview to building more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly homes using prefabrication.

Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid explores the many ways of using prefabrication to build beautiful homes that are not only environmentally friendly, but also incredibly energy efficient. Profiling more than thirty of the most energy-efficient homes in the United States, this user-friendly guide reveals how homebuilders can achieve similar results -- whether they want to earn an advanced green certification or just incorporate a few energy-saving measures -- with the help of floor plans, detailed resource lists, explanations of the latest technologies, and brilliant photographs.

Author Sheri Koones shows that building green doesn't have to be more expensive, and in fact, can lead to dramatic savings. Koones's almost-off-the-grid homes, which take energy from the grid when necessary and return any excess energy produced, are healthier, quieter inside, and far cheaper to operate. As energy costs continue to rise, energy independence is becoming increasingly essential, and as this guide shows, the almost-off-the-grid home is a solution that is achievable for everyone.

Recipient of the 2013 Robert Bruss Gold Book Award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE)

Praise for Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid

"The time has come to throw out the old stereotypes and to embrace prefab building techniques as the way of the future?and the best approach for today. For anyone wanting to create a house that's sustainable in every sense of the word, this book is an excellent place to start." -- Sarah Susanka, architect and author of The Not So Big House series

"You can build a high quality, environmentally friendly and efficient home at a reasonable price with a look and feel of a traditional home. Advancements like those used in our house and the other houses in this book will transform the homebuilding industry." -- Christine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

"This is an easy-on-the-eyes guide that includes floor plans and multiple images of the exterior and interior of each home. It is not a manual for green construction, but a general overview of aspects of prefab and green construction. And it does that well." -- Natural Life magazine

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• Publication Date: November 15, 2012
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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• Print Length: 759 Pages
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