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The All-in-One Custom Homebuilders Guide--Fully Updated with the Latest Green Construction Methods

How to Plan, Contract, and Build Your Own Home, fifth edition, gives you the information you need during every step of the homebuilding process--from selecting materials to designing the rooms to working with a contractor. Featuring practical, cost-effective ways of planning, designing, and building energy-efficient homes, the book presents money- and energy-saving options in every chapter.

This thoroughly revised reference explains how you can implement many of the green construction strategies that make up the U.S. Green Building Council's award-winning Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines. Written by experienced instructors and builders, this is the most complete planning and homebuilding resource available.

Learn how to:

Select the building site that best suits your projectDetermine floor plans and types of construction, foundations, framing, and finishingUse energy-efficient electric, lighting, heating, cooling, and insulationChoose the best quality floors, wall coverings, fixtures, and appliances for your budgetIntegrate green construction systems, components, and materials throughout your homeInclude amenities such as decks, patios, gazebos, sidewalks, and drivewaysFind and work with an established, skilled, and reliable contractor

Publisher''s Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.

The All-in-One Custom Homebuilders Guide--Fully Updated with the Latest Green Construction Methods

How to Plan, Contract, and Build Your Own Home, fifth edition, gives you the information you need during every step of the homebuilding process--from selecting materials to designing the rooms to working with a contractor. Featuring practical, cost-effective ways of planning, designing, and building energy-efficient homes, the book presents money- and energy-saving options in every chapter.

This thoroughly revised reference explains how you can implement many of the green construction strategies that make up the U.S. Green Building Council''s award-winning Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines. Written by experienced instructors and builders, this is the most complete planning and homebuilding resource available.

Learn how to:

Select the building site that best suits your projectDetermine floor plans and types of construction, foundations, framing, and finishingUse energy-efficient electric, lighting, heating, cooling, and insulationChoose the best quality floors, wall coverings, fixtures, and appliances for your budgetIntegrate green construction systems, components, and materials throughout your homeInclude amenities such as decks, patios, gazebos, sidewalks, and drivewaysFind and work with an established, skilled, and reliable contractor

Everything you need to know about home smoking!In Smoking Food, Chris Dubbs and Dave Heberle assure us that smoking is an art, not a science, and they fearlessly reveal that art's essentials—and how simple they can be. They explain how to choose the best fuels (you can use corncobs!), how to build smokers from old refrigerators and cardboard boxes, and, of course, how to smoke everything from turkeys to turtles.Their advice is as ingenious and cost-conscious as any given by Alton Brown. Aware of the needs and wants of the modern cook, they include low-sodium preparations, alternatives to preservatives like sodium nitrite, and thoughts on safely handling meat. Recipes include:Slow-smoked salmonHot-smoked shrimpPastramiCountry-style baconWine-marinated rabbitFirecan turkeySummer sausageSmoked cheeseSmoked nutsJerkyChowdersStuffingVegetablesAnd more!With more than one hundred recipes and tips for making brines, marinades, cheeses, appetizers, soups, and main dishes, Smoking Food is an invaluable resource for the home smoker.