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Build Green and Save: Protecting the Earth and Your Bottom Line

by: Matt Belcher

Publisher: NAHB BuilderBooks.com®

Pages: 150

Format: Soft-cover

Pub. Date: 2009

PLU#: 00263

ISBN#: 9780867186444

About This Book:

This insider’s guide to residential green building leads you through the actual residential construction process and details how you can apply green building techniques that will benefit your business, your relationships with your customers, your reputation, and your bottom line.

Matthew Belcher shares his 30+ years of experience as a successful green builder to help you on your way to

• * identifying and selecting green building materials

• * implementing green construction techniques

• * explaining the benefits of green housing to your customers

• * offering affordable green building solutions to your customers

• * creating healthier homes

• * marketing your environmentally sound practices

Future generations of builders and home buyers are counting on the builders of today to use the planet’s natural resources wisely. This book is your first step towards securing an environmentally sound future for generations to come.

"Matt makes the case for affordable green building with informative sidebars, backed by personal experiences and details. Build Green & Save is not over the head of the novice green builder, yet still has plenty of information for the experienced green builder and developer."

                         ---Steve Hale, President, Hale and Son Construction, Inc,

                     Albuquerque, New Mexico, Founding member; Build Green New Mexico,

                              Consensus Committee Member; ANSI National Green Building Standard

"Though his background and experience--growing up with a father who inherently practiced sustainability in Build Green & Save, Matt Belcher offers the depth of his expertise with a fine balance of wit and wisdom."

                                        ---Annette K. Stelmack, Owner, Inspirit-LLC, Louisville, CO

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