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Among the various healthy housing books, The Healthy House Answer Book by John and Lynn Bower is something a little different. While the rest of the offerings in this field are thick, very comprehensive volumes, this is a smaller book in both size and depth--sort of a "pocket healthy housing... (learn more about this book)
A do-it-yourself guide to designing, building, and maintaining water tanks, cisterns and ponds, and sustainably managing groundwater storage. It will help you with your independent water system, fire protection, and disaster preparedness, at low cost and using principles of ecological design.... (learn more about this book)
This complete volume shows beginning, amateur and advanced to-it-yourselfers everything they need to know about home plumbing. It includes complete how-to information on basic skills, major renovation, and the installation of all-new plumbing systems - the only consumer book to cover the... (learn more about this book)
Create an Oasis describes how to quickly and easily choose, build, and use a simple greywater system. Some can be completed in an afternoon for under $30. It also provides complete instructions for more complex installations, how to deal with freezing, flooding, drought, failing... (learn more about this book)
Heating water with the sun is a practice almost as old as humankind itself. Solar Water Heating , now completely revised and expanded, is the definitive guide to this clean and cost-effective technology. Beginning with a review of the history of solar water and space heating systems from... (learn more about this book)
Install, upgrade, repair, and maintain your home's plumbing system with more than 90 projects found in The Home Depot's (R) Plumbing 1-2-3, published by Meredith (R) Books.
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This is a comprehensive explanation of the Hot Water Heating System and all of the possible components, you may find installed in one. Basic understanding of how the system works is incorporated with a high degree of technical information. This comes wrapped in a captivating and interesting... (learn more about this book)
Continuing its proud heritage, this Tenth Edition provides thorough coverage of the latest in the theory and practice of environmental control system design. This bestselling book encompasses mechanical and electrical systems for buildings of all sizes, featuring design guidelines and... (learn more about this book)
This is an excellent book with practical guidelines on designing piping systems. It provides a methodology that would be a very good check on CAD applications.
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Here’s a handy quick reference for the 32 most popular bathroom improvement projects to help you plan your budget and compare the cost of doing it yourself with the cost of hiring a contractor. This practical e-book gives you all the information you need to plan improvements that will... (learn more about this book)