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• List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
• Abbreviations
• Glossary
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1. Less is More: Living Closely on a Finite Planet
• Part I: Compact Urban Housing
• 2. Once We Were Small: Traditional and Contemporary Homes
• 3. Apartment Living in Cities
• 4. Apartment Household Practices and Affordability
• Part II: Eco-Cohousing and Ecovillages
• 5. From Sharing a House to Eco-cohousing
• 6. Ecovillages: Sustainability and System Change
• Part III: Futures: Scaling Up, Shared Landscapes, Shared Livelihoods
• 7. 'Will You Dance With Us?' Governments and Collaborative Housing
• 8. 'To Market, To Market': Eco-collaborative Housing for Sale
• 9. Grassroots Sustainability, Sociality and Governance
• Conclusion
• 10. Small is Necessary and, with Sharing, Feasible
• Appendix: Key Sources and Links
• Notes
• Index.
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Does small mean less? Not necessarily. In an era of housing crises, environmental unsustainability and social fragmentation, the need for more sociable, affordable and sustainable housing is vital. The answer? Shared living - from joint households to land-sharing, cohousing and ecovillages. Using successful examples from a range of countries, Anitra Nelson shows how 'eco-collaborative housing' - resident-driven low impact living with shared facilities and activities - can address the great social, economic and sustainability challenges that householders and capitalist societies face today. Sharing living spaces and facilities results in householders having more amenities and opportunities for neighbourly interaction. Small is Necessary places contemporary models of 'alternative' housing and living at centre stage arguing that they are outward-looking, culturally rich, with low ecological footprints and offer governance techniques for a more equitable and sustainable future.
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• Section one Show Me the Money. Location, Location, Location
• Size Matters
• Design, Design, Design: Everything You Need to Know
• Building Products and Materials: Shades of Green
• Construction Waste: The 8,000-Pound Gorilla of Cost Savings
• Equipment and Systems
• Health and Environment
• Outdoor Living
• Green Bling
• Keeping It Green.

• Section two Getting to Zero. The Zero Energy Capable Home Model
• Net Zero Water
• Zero Waste
• Zero Your Carbon Footprint
• Zero Cost Premium.

According to conventional wisdom, building a green home is an expensive endeavor. The standard approach treats green as an add-on, tacking "premium" products, finishes, and equipment onto a traditional home design. As a result, many green home projects end up over budget or fail to achieve their environmental and performance goals. Green Home Building.

• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Section 1: Developing a New Approach
• Chapter 2: Decision-Making
• Chapter 3: Defining Goals and Criteria
• Chapter 4: Rating Systems and Product Guides
• Chapter 5: Criteria Matrix
• Chapter 6: Building Science Basics
• Chapter 7: The Design Game
• Chapter 8: Creating a Design/Build Team
• Chapter 9: The Regulatory System
• Section 2: Materials and Systems
• Chapter 10: Structural Materials Structural Materials: Foundations Structural Materials: Walls Structural Wall Systems Wall Insulation Wall Cladding Roofing Flooring Surface finishes
• Chapter 11: Mechanical Systems Mechanical Systems: Water Mechanical Systems: Wastewater Mechanical Systems: Electrical Generation Mechanical Systems: HVAC
• Chapter 12: Conclusion
• Endnotes Resources for Further Research Index About the Author A Note About the Publisher.
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Design your own sustainable home Many people dream of building a beautiful, environmentally friendly home. But until now there has been no systematic guide to help potential builders work through the complete process of imagining, planning, designing, and building their ideal, sustainable home. Essential Sustainable Home Design walks potential homebuilders through the process starting with key concepts, principles, and a project vision that will guide the house to completion. Coverage includes: How to clarify your ideas and create a practical pathway to achieving your dream A criteria matrix to guide design, material, and systems decisions Creating a strong, integrated design team and working with professionals and code officials to keep the project on track from start to finish. Key building science concepts that make for a high-performance, durable building Primer on building logistics, material sourcing, and protocols to ensure that the initial vision for the project comes to fruition. One-page summaries and ratings of popular sustainable building materials and system options. Ideal for owner-builders and sustainable building contractors working with clients aiming to design and build a sustainable home. Chris Magwood has designed and built some of the most innovative, sustainable buildings in North America, including the first off-grid, straw bale home in Ontario. He is co-founder and director the Endeavour Centre for Innovative Building and Living and co-editor of the Sustainable Building Essentials series. Chris is the author of Essential Prefab Straw Bale Construction, Essential Hempcrete Construction, Straw Bale Details, More Straw Bale Building , and Making Better Buildings .
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• Acknowledgments Introduction
• PART I: A HISTORY WRITTEN IN MUD
• Chapter 1: Our Ways of Building
• Guiding Principle: We mostly work with unprocessed natural and recycled materials to create and decorate beautiful and healthy structures that are earth friendly. Guiding Principle: We believe this work is so important that we cannot wait until we are all experts. No matter the level of experience, we value each individual for their contribution and abilities and believe strongly in skill-building on the worksite.
• We Went for It: Creating the World We Wanted to Live In The Measuring Tape: Skill-Building as a Priority. A Non-intimidating Approach to Building Fast, Cheap and Out of Control: Permits = Limits Messages from Mud: It's Not About How Much You Know, But How Much You Believe in What You're Doing Case Studies: Ray and Soozie's Place-- Measure Twice, Think Three Times, Cut Once, Because Chainsaws Are Forever
• Chapter 2: Women's Work
• Guiding Principle: We are a women's collective and seek to empower ourselves with employment and the skills to build homes.
• No Boys Allowed: Why We Chose (and Still Choose) An All-woman Crew We Play With Dollies: Work Smarter Not Harder Our Heroines: Other Women that Are Rockin' the Natural Building World and Shattering the Status Quo: Athena Steen, Liz Johndrow, and Becky Bee We Love Dudes: And Dudes Love Us Case Studies: Chris's Contribution-- Set the Men Free-- No, Really, She's Doing It-- Contribution from Todd Turik (One Man Among Many Women)
• Chapter 3: Rethinking Work
• Guiding Principle: We are a collective that is human friendly: we recreate our concepts of work to prioritize respect and care for our hearts, our bodies, and our children while we work together. We create a work environment that nurtures us.
• Large and in Charge: The Empowerment Inherent in Working for Oneself It's Our Worksite, and We'll Cry If We Want To: Allowing Space for Emotions, Needs, and Limitations on the Worksite Bigger Isn't Always Better: Dealing with the Expectations of of Conventional "Efficiency" Versus the Efficiencies Long-term Learning, Safety, Skill-sharing, and Community-building Baby, I Like It Raw: Maintaining the Connection with Raw Materials and Raw Power Case Studies: Ode to the Old: Hand Tools and Handy Elders Soul Food: Nurturing Our Bodies Recipies: Smoked Tofu Potato Salad-- Bethany's Rice Pudding-- Coconut Curried Lentils-- Energy Balls
• Chapter 4: Caring for the Children
• Guiding Principle: All our events are child and parentfriendly with quality childcare always provided.
• Our Kids Are Your Kids: A Better Model for the Greater Good Take Your Child to Work Day, Every Day: Why Mandatory, Built-in Childcare Makes Sense, and Why It's Not Always Perfect The Children of the Revolution: Children as Active Members of the Community Case Studies: How the Inner Child Schooled the Adult Attitude: Youth Facilitation as a Non-parent-- That One Time I Almost Lost My Kids and My Mind, and the Silly Play That Saved Us All-- Life After Motherhood-- Participant/Mother Contribution
• Chapter 5: Rethinking "Business"
• Guiding Principle: We seek to do our business in a non-capitalist spirit. We keep the cost of natural building affordable by keeping our wages low, offering our workshops for barter, building for low-income people as much as we can.
• Menage a Trois: The Breakdown of Our Workshop Structure How Much Is Too Much?: The Quest to Practice Sustainable Idealism Who Needs Money When There's Mud Everywhere?: A Low Income Plus Resourcefulness Equals Creative Power Client-friends and Friend-clients: Keeping a Healthy Building Relationship Without Contracts Case Studies: Molly's House-- Trade Ya a Small House for a Website?
• Chapter 6: Who's the Boss?
• Guiding Principle: We are structured non-hierarchically. Each member is equally valued and has equal say in decision-making. Guiding Principle: We use the teachings of Compassionate Communication to create a peaceful, mutually respectful, and revolutionarily harmonious group process.
• The Internal Workings of The Mudgirls: How We Make Decisions Don't Tell Me What to Do Mycorrhiza: A Symbiosis Inspired by Nature Keeps the Collective Rollin' Case Studies: The Voice of Dissent, and How We Hate to Love It-- A Model of Our (Ideal) Steps to Resolve Conflict
• Chapter 7: Building a Revolution
• Guiding Principle: We work together to create this collective as we go, nurturing the creative and inventive and courageously open to the process of transformation.
• Build It and They Will Come: The Search for Other Ways of Living Don't Muddy the Waters: Trying to Live by Example Case Studies: Our Collective's Babies: Mudmob in Australia and The Good Earth Builders
• PART II: THANKS TIPS! (PRACTICAL BUILDING MATTERS)
• Chapter 8: Materials and Tools
• Clay Sourcing Tips How to Test Your Clay Sand, Sand, and Sand Fiber Lumber Mud Tools Woodworking Tools What Trowel to Use and Why
• Chapter 9: Recipes
• Clay Paint Recipes That Work Paint #1 Paint #2 Pigment Adhesion Coats Lime Water, Lime Wash Starch Paste (Wheat Paste) Plasters Manure Plaster Clay Plaster Lime Plaster
• Chapter 10: Tips to Success (We Screwed Up and Learned Stuff)
• Dry Stack Rock Foundation Tips Dry Stack Rock Foundations for Straw Bale Walls How to Fix Cracks Why Cob Walls Fall Wall Systems Pros and Cons Build Your House in Ten Steps!
• Endnotes Index About the Author A Note about the Publisher.
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Building a Revolution, one handful at a time. In the face of widespread burnout and a world gone crazy, how do we find things to say "yes" to, rather than a resounding "no"? On North America's West Coast, there's a group of rebel women who ten years ago chose to break free from a rigged economic and social system. They didn't take to the streets to lobby banks and governments to change their ways - they didn't have time for that. They had babies to feed and house. They reckoned that if nobody else was going to change the rules to support basic human needs and respect the biosphere, then we are all free to make our own rules. They chose action. They decided to teach themselves how to build houses using the most abundant material on earth - mud. They'd learn by building, gathering skills and allies. They'd have fun, sharing whatever they learned with whoever wanted to come along for the ride. The Mudgirls revolution was born. Part story of rebel women, grassroots self-governance, and community-building, part incendiary political and economic tract, and part practical guide to building natural homes for real people. Mudgirls Manifesto is about respecting the earth, each other, and crafting meaningful lives. A powerful, positive antidote to troubled times.
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• TABLE OF CONTENTS The Authors-- Acknowledgments-- Foreword-- Introduction by Leon Glicksman-- Sustainable Urban Housing in China-- Sustainable Development-- Opportunity for Leadership-- Energy Consumption and Global Warming-- Project Background-- Formation of Partnerships-- Design Methodology-- Evaluation of Specific Technologies-- Organization of this Publication-- References-- PART ONE BACKGROUND:
• Chapter 1 Sustainability and the Building Sector by Leon Gllcksman-- Introduction-- Nonrenewable Resources-- Environment-- Energy-- Solutions-- Summary-- References--
• Chapter 2 China - Environment and Culture by Leon Glicksman, Leslie Norford, and Lara Greden-- Issue of growth-- Trends in the Chinese Residential Sector-- Technical Opportunities-- Climate-- Comfort Zones and Building Bio-Climatic Charts-- Codes and Standards-- Building Codes in China-- Green Guidelines for Sustainable Housing in China-- Building Codes-- Policy-- Current Policy in China Relevantto Residential Building Energy Efficiency-- Reform of the Price for Heating-- Coal Price Deregulation-- Experience with Appliances-- Suggested Policies to Drive Adoption of Sustainable Buildings-- Stakeholders-- The Urban Housing Market: History, Progress, and Problems-- Summary-- References-- PART TWO DESIGN PRINCIPLES:
• Chapter 3 Design Principles for Sustainable Urban Housing in China-- Andrew Scott-- The Objectives of Sustainability: What Are We Trying to Achieve?-- Assessing Sustainability: How Do We Know it Works?-- The Barriers to Sustainability and Innovation-- Ecological Buildings: Designing for Different Climates-- Continental-- Mediterranean-- Subtropical-- Maritime-- Design Principles-- Site Design and Planning-- Urban Density Distribution and Urban Ventilation-- Integrated Urban Ecology Networks-- Building Form and Typology-- Urban Housing Clusters as a Response to Climate and Community-- Building Design and Planning-- High-Rise Sustainable Building-- Low-Rise, Low-Energy Design-- Summary-- References--
• Chapter 4 Materialsand Construction For Low-Energy Buildings in China by John Fernandez-- Introduction-- Materials for Improved Buildings-- Assemblies for Improved Buildings-- The Building Structure-- Concrete-- Steel-- Timber-- The Building Enclosure-- Wall Construction-- Insulation Materials-- Air Barriers-- Moisture Barriers-- Windows-- Policy and Regulation Recommendations for Improved Buildings-- Potential for Sustainable Materials-- Potential for Alternative Construction: Earthen and Straw-Bale Buildings-- Summary-- References-- PART THREE TECHNICAL FINDINGS:
• Chapter 5 Low-Energy Building Design by Lesile Norford-- Overview-- Thermal Comfort-- Passive Cooling Strategies-- Climate Data-- Study 1 : Simulation of Wind-Driven Ventilative Cooling in an Residential Building in Beijing and Shanghai-- Methodology-- Cases Studied-- Results
• Study
• 2: Opportunities to Further Improve Thermal Comfort in Beijing Housing, Without Vapor-Compression Cooling Equipment-- Description of Building and Simulation Methodology-- Series I Simulations-- Series 2 Simulations-- Study
• 3: Low-Energy Building Design in Shenzhen-- Window Orientation, Shades, and Overhangs-- Insulation-- Ventilation and Infiltration-- Equipment Efficiency and Occupant Habits-- Summary-- References--
• Chapter 6 Wind in Building Environment Design by Qingyan Chen-- Introduction-- Wind Data-- Design Tools-- Outdoor Thermal Comfort Studies-- StataCenter-- A High-Rise Residential Building Complex in Beijing-- Natural Ventilation Studies-- Cross Ventilation in a Building-- Single-Sided Ventilation in a Building-- Summary-- References--
• Chapter 7 Design of Natural Ventilation with CFD by Qingyan Chen-- Introduction-- Natural Ventilation Design-- Outdoor Comfort and Site Planning-- Summary-- References--
• Chapter 8 Light and Shading by Leslie Norford-- Daylighting-- Characteristics-- Benefits-- Shading-- Design Tools-- Simple Calculations-- Lighting Simulation with Radiosity and Ray-Tracing Methods-- Energy Used for Lighting and HVAC-- Lighting, Heating, and Cooling Energy as.
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This book features case studies and recommendations for new approaches to environmentally responsive sustainable building, illuminating many principles of sustainability and energy efficiency applicable to buildings worldwide, and in developing countries in particular. These projects identify practical technologies, new and existing, that will yield energy-efficient, healthy, and comfortable designs. Individual chapters address ventilation, controls, materials, and daylighting. Design guidelines and organizational methods suited to urban projects are also discussed.
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• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Rationale
• Chapter 3: Appropriate Use
• Chapter 4: Building Science Notes
• Chapter 5 : Material Specifications
• Chapter 6: Design Options: Framing Systems and Form Options
• Chapter 7: Design Notes, Details, and Budgeting
• Chapter 8: Construction Procedures
• Chapter 9: Finishes
• Chapter 10: Maintenance and Renovation
• Chapter 11: Building Codes
• Chapter 12: Tools
• Appendix 1: APPENDIX R - Light Straw Clay Construction, from 2015 IRC Index About the Author.
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The first highly illustrated, comprehensive guide to light straw clay - a high performance, low-impact, durable building material Light straw clay - straw mixed with clay slip - is a versatile, easy-to-use wall building material. Also called "slip-straw", its durability has been proven in beautiful, centuries-old buildings across Northern Europe and in modern high-performance buildings in North America. Building code compliant in the US and using "waste" materials with high insulation value and excellent moisture handling qualities, it's both high-performance and low-impact. Yet until now, there has been no practical guide to using the material in a wide variety of construction and renovation projects. Distilling decades of experience, Essential Light Straw Clay Construction is a fully illustrated step-by-step guide, ideal for both the DIYer and professional designer and builder alike. It covers: Material specifications, performance, and when and where to use it Estimating quantities, costs, and sourcing Illustrated, step-by-step guidance for mixing and installation, including "slip-chip" variations Detail drawings for various wall systems including stud, timber, and pole framing, Larsen trusses, I-joists, plus retrofits Code references, compliance, and best practice Finishing and maintenance techniques Additional resources. Lydia Doleman , a licenced contractor, taught carpentry and natural building at Solar Energy International in Colorado and was lead ecological builder for Portland's City Repair project. She's created beautiful, high-performance, low-impact buildings across the Northwest, from Portland's first permitted straw bale home and The Rebuilding Center's cob entryway, to a 3,300-sq. f light clay straw brewery. She's written for The Last Straw Journal and Permaculture Activist and appeared on NBC News and HGTV's Off Beat America . Lydia lives in southern Oregon.
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• Introduction
• Section 1: Demographic and Social Trends 1 Live-Work Residences House S, Breda, Breda, The Netherlands: Grosfeld van der Velde Architects Intexure Live-Work Studio, Houston, Texas, USA: Intexure Architects 2 Aging in Place Villa Deys, Rhenen, The Netherlands: Architectural Office Paul de Ruiter bv 3 Multi-generational Living Jones House, Vordertau, Germany: Reinhardt Jung Ravine Residence, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Cindy Rendely Architexture
• 4 Small Homes L41 Home, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Michael Katz, Architect and Janet Crone, Designer House to Catch the Forest, Negano, Japan: Tezuka Architects
• Section 2: Design and Production Methods
• 5 Adaptable Houses Butler House, Melbourne, Australia-- Andrew Maynard Architects LiveWorkHome, Syracuse, New York, US: Cook+Fox Architects
• 6 Growing Homes MOMO - Modern Modular, Oland, Sweden: Grasshopper AB Prefab Lighthouses, Groningen, The Netherlands: DAAD Architecten, Beilen 7 Prefabricated Dwellings Wood House in Caviano, Caviano, Switzerland-- Markus Wespi Jerome de Meuron architects BSA Zufferey House, Willis, Switzerland: Nunatak Sarl 8 Narrow Houses Narrow House, Tel Aviv, Israel-- Ohad Yehieli Architects Layer House, Kobe, Japan: Hiroaki Otani 9 Plug-and-Play Designs Loftcube, New York, New York, US: Loftcube Inc. Arado weeHouse, Ontario, Canada: Alchemy
• 10 Healthy Indoor Environments NEXTHouse, Magnolia, Seattle, Washington, U.S.-- David Vandervort Architects Steel Study House II, Leeuwarden, Holland: Archipelontwerpers
• Section 3: Energy and Resource-Efficiency
• 11. Net-Zero Dwellings LightHouse, Watford, England: Sheppard Robson Sunlighthouse, Pressroom, Austria: Hein-Troy Architects 12 Design for Passive Solar Gain Trial Bay House, Tasmania, Australia: James Jones, Architect / HBV Architects 13 Active Solar-Powered Dwellings Home for Life / Activehouse, Lystrup, Aarhus, Denmark: AART Architects Malibu 5, Malibu, California: Kanner Architects
• 14 Innovative Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning OS House, Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.: Johnsen Schmaling Architects Pryor, Montauk, NewYork, U.S.: Bates Masi Architects
• 15 Building with Recycled Materials Big Dig House, Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.: SsD 16 Water-Efficient Dwellings Villa 4.0, Hilversum, The Netherlands: Dick van Gameren architecten
• 710 Project, Venice, California, U.S.: GRAYmatter Architecture
• 17 Green Roofs House Ocho, Carmel, California, U.S.: Feldman Architecture Villa Bio, Figueres, Spain: Cloud 9 / Enric Ruiz-Geli
• Section 4: Innovative Landscaping 18 Design with Nature OS House, Loredo, Cantabria, Spain: FRPO Rodriguez & Oriol Architecture Landscape Rantilla Residence Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.: Michael Rantilla, AIA 19 Edible Landscapes Ross Street House, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.-- Richard Wittschiebe Hand Adams Fleming House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Levitt Goodman Architects 20 Xeriscaped Outdoors Residence for a Briard, Culver City, California, US: Sander Architects Jacobson Residence, Los Angeles, California, U.S.: Wick Architecture and Design Bibliography References for Projects Project Credits Photography Credits Index.
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Housing is rapidly having to adapt to the global changes of the twenty first century. These include the transformation of the family and the rise of the non-traditional household, increases in construction costs, and concerns over climate change and the depletion of natural resources. Designing residential environments that address these issues is an urgent priority. This book examines the latest residential design trends that have arisen in response to these challenges. Divided into four broad areas, tightly focused thematic chapters look at twenty discrete topics, such as live/work; adaptable housing; prefabrication; water efficiency; green roofs; and innovative landscaping. Each chapter includes an essay which lays out principles, methods and practices. Using text, drawings and photos from a variety of contemporary international practices, the book demonstrates how these ideas can be applied by architects. It offers a comprehensive collection of strategies and examples that will inspire a much needed housing revolution.
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• 1. What is a Smart Home? And What Makes It So Smart?
• 2. How Smart Home Technology Can Make Your Life Easier and Safer
• 3. Choosing a Smart Home System
• 4. Using Amazon Echo and Amazon Dot
• 5. Using Google Home
• 6. Using Apple HomeKit
• 7. Using Other Smart Home Hubs and Systems
• 8. Automating Your Home Lighting
• 9. Automating Your Kitchen
• 10. Automating Your Entertainment
• 11. Automating Reminders and Alerts
• 12. Automating Heating and Cooling
• 13. Automating Home Security
• 14. Automating Personal Security
• 15. Automating Lawn Care
• 16. Using Smart Technology for Assisted Living
• 17. Using Other Smart Devices and Applications
• 18. Connecting to the Smart Grid
• 19. Privacy and Security Concerns
• 20. What's Next?
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• 1 Making Your Life Easier with Smart Home Technology
• 3 What Is a Smart Home?
• 4 How Smart Home Technology Works
• 6 Smart Communications
• 6 Smart Operations
• 7 Smart Interactivity
• 8 What Can Your Smart Home Control?
• 9 Smart Lighting
• 9 Smart Heating and Cooling
• 11 Smart Home Security
• 12 Smart Appliances
• 13 Smart Home Entertainment
• 14 Smart Home Control
• 15 And More...
• 15 Why You Need to Turn Your Home into a Smart Home
• 16 Saving Time and Effort
• 16 Saving Money and Conserving Energy
• 17 Doing More
• 17
• 2 Understanding Smart Home Hubs and Controllers
• 21 Understanding Smart Home Technologies
• 21 X10
• 23 Insteon
• 24 Wi-Fi
• 25 Bluetooth
• 25 Z-Wave
• 25 ZigBee
• 26 Comparing Smart Home Systems
• 26 Insteon
• 27 SmartThings by Samsung
• 28 Wink
• 28 And More...
• 29 What Works with What?
• 30 Comparing Smart Home Controllers
• 34 Apple HomeKit
• 35 Amazon Echo and Alexa
• 36 Google Home
• 37
• 3 Automating Your Home Lighting
• 41 Considering Smart Lighting Systems
• 41 Insteon
• 41 LIFX
• 42 Philips Hue
• 42 Wink
• 43 Other Systems
• 43 Using the Philips Hue Personal Wireless Lighting System
• 44 Connect the Hue Bridge
• 44 Connect to the Hue Dimmer Switch
• 46 Control Your Lights with the Dimmer Switch
• 48 Connect to the Hue App
• 48 Create a Room
• 50 Add More Lights or Accessories
• 52 Turn Lights On or Off with the Hue Smartphone App
• 54 Dim Your Lights
• 55 Adjust a Light's Color Temperature
• 55 Select a Scene
• 57 Create a New Scene
• 58 Create a New Home & Away Routine
• 61 Create a Wake Up Routine
• 65 Create a Go to Sleep Routine
• 66
• 4 Automating Heating and Cooling
• 71 Understanding Smart Thermostats
• 71 How Smart Thermostats Work
• 72 Should You Upgrade to a Smart Thermostat?
• 74 Evaluating Smart Thermostats
• 75 Carrier Cor Wi-Fi Thermostat
• 76 Ecobee
• 77 Emerson Sensi Wi-Fi Thermostat
• 78 Honeywell Lyric Round Wi-Fi Thermostat
• 79 Honeywell Wi-Fi Smart Thermostat
• 80 Nest Learning Thermostat
• 80 Using the Nest Learning Thermostat
• 83 Set Up and Configure Your Nest Thermostat
• 84 Control Your Thermostat
• 90 Set the Temperature
• 91 Program Your Nest
• 93 Learning Your Routine
• 94 Connecting Your Nest to Other Smart Devices
• 95
• 5 Automating Home Security
• 99 Adding a Smart Doorbell
• 100 How Smart Doorbells Work
• 100 August Doorbell Cam
• 101 Ring Video Doorbell
• 103 SkyBell HD Wi-Fi Video Doorbell
• 105 Installing a Smart Door Lock
• 106 How Smart Door Locks Work
• 107 August Smart Lock
• 108 Kwikset Kevo
• 111 Kwikset Premis
• 112 Schlage Connect
• 113 Schlage Sense
• 113 Yale Assure Lock with Bluetooth
• 114 Using Smart Security Cameras
• 115 How Smart Cameras Work
• 115 Arlo Q
• 117 Arlo Pro
• 118 Canary Flex
• 119 Nest Cam Indoor and Outdoor
• 120 Working with Smart Smoke and CO Detectors
• 122 Birdi
• 123 Halo+
• 124 Nest Protect
• 124 Assembling a Smart Home Security System
• 126 Samsung SmartThings
• 127 Wink
• 128 Canary
• 128 Piper
• 130 iSmartAlarm
• 131 SimpliSafe
• 132
• 6 Automating Your Kitchen and Laundry
• 135 Understanding Today's Smart Appliances
• 136 Smart Operation
• 136 Smart Monitoring
• 137 Smart Energy Savings
• 137 Smart Maintenance
• 137 Smarter Food Storage with Smart Refrigerators
• 138 GE Connected Refrigerators
• 138 LG SmartThinQ Refrigerators
• 139 Samsung Family Hub Refrigerators
• 140 Smarter Cooking with Smart Ranges and Ovens
• 142 GE Wi-Fi Connected Ovens and Ranges
• 142 LG SmartThinQ Ranges
• 143 Samsung Wi-Fi Ranges
• 144 Smarter Dishwashing with Smart Dishwashers
• 145 Bosch Dishwasher with Home Connect
• 145 GE Wi-Fi Connected Dishwashers
• 145 Smarter Cleaning with Smart Washers and Dryers
• 146 GE Wi-Fi Connected Washers and Dryers
• 147 LG SmartThinQ Washers and Dryers
• 148 Whirlpool
• 148
• 7 Automating Home Entertainment
• 153 Watching Smart TV
• 153 What's Inside a Smart TV
• 154 What a Smart TV Does
• 155 Using a Typical Smart TV156 Using a Smart Set-Top Box
• 158 Streaming Audio Throughout Your Home
• 159 Using the Amazon Echo as a Speaker
• 160 Using Google Home as a Speaker
• 161 Using the Harmony Hub
• 162 Getting to Know the Harmony Hub
• 162 What's It Work With?
• 164 Setting Up the Harmony Hub
• 164 Using the Harmony Hub
• 165
• 8 Examining Other Smart Devices and Applications
• 169 Smart Devices for the Living Room
• 169 Smart Plugs
• 170 Smart Outlets
• 171 Smart Wall Switches
• 171 Smart Motion Detectors
• 172 Smart Window Coverings
• 173 Smart Vacuums
• 174 Smart Devices for the Bedroom
• 175 Smart Bedding and Accessories
• 175 Smart Devices for the Kitchen
• 176 Smart Coffee Makers
• 177 Smart Cooking Appliances
• 178 Smart Devices for the Garage
• 178 Smart Garage Door Openers
• 178 Smart Car Adapter
• 180 Smart Devices for Outdoors
• 181 Smart Irrigation Systems
• 181 Smart Lawn Mowers
• 181
• 9 Controlling Your Smart Home with Wink
• 185 Getting to Know Wink
• 185 Setting Things Up
• 187 Connect the Wink Hub
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• 188 Add a New Device via Barcode Scanning
• 190 Manually Add a New Device
• 193 Using the Wink App
• 196 Turn a Device On or Off
• 196 View Information from a Sensor
• 197 Create a Shortcut
• 199 Activate a Shortcut
• 201 Automating Activities with Robots and Events
• 202 Create a Robot
• 202 Remove a Robot
• 206 Create an Event
• 206
• 10 Controlling Your Smart Home with Apple Home
• 213 Understanding Apple HomeKit
• 214 How HomeKit Works
• 214 What's Compatible with HomeKit
• 215 Adding Devices and Rooms
• 216 Add a New Device
• 217 Add a New Room
• 219 Assign an Accessory Device to a Room
• 220 Create a Scene
• 222 Controlling Your Smart Devices
• 223 Control a Device or Scene
• 224 Controlling Devices and Scenes with Siri
• 225 Automating Multiple Devices
• 225 Create a Location Automation
• 227 Create a Time Automation
• 229 Create a Controlled Automation
• 231
• 11 Controlling Your Smart Home with Amazon Alexa
• 235 Understanding Alexa-and Echo
• 236 What Alexa Does and How Alexa Works
• 236 Using Alexa as a Smart Home Controller
• 236 Meet Amazon's Echo Devices
• 237 Amazon Echo
• 237 Amazon Echo Dot
• 238 Amazon Echo Show
• 239 Which Echo Is Right for You?
• 239 Setting Up Your Echo Device
• 240 Set Up Your Device
• 241 Changing the Wake Word
• 246 Working with Alexa
• 249 Employ General Commands
• 250 Tell Alexa What to Do
• 251 Using the Alexa App
• 252 Tour the Alexa App
• 252 Link Accounts from Other Services
• 254 Working with Alexa's Skills
• 257 Find a Skill
• 257 Add a Skill to Alexa
• 260 Using Alexa to Control Your Smart Devices
• 261 What's Compatible?
• 261 Connect a Smart Device to Alexa
• 261 Working with Device Groups
• 264 Controlling a Smart Device with Alexa
• 266
• 12 Controlling Your Smart Home with Google Home
• 269 Understanding Google Home and the Google Assistant
• 270 Setting Up and Using Google Home
• 271 Set Up Your Device
• 272 Navigate and Configure the Google Home App
• 278 Working with the Google Assistant
• 282 Wake Words
• 283 Employ General Commands
• 283 Tell the Google Assistant What to Do
• 284 Using Google Home to Control Your Smart Devices
• 285 What Does Google Home Control?
• 285 Pair a Device with the Google Assistant
• 286 Use the Google Assistant to Control Your Smart Devices
• 289
• 13 Using Smart Technology for Independent Living
• 291 Making Daily Living Easier
• 292 Use a Voice-Controlled Personal Assistant
• 292 Install Smart Lighting Systems
• 293 Employ a Smart Doorbell
• 294 Install a Smart Door Lock
• 294 Consider a Smart Thermostat
• 295 Keeping You and Your Loved Ones Safer
• 297 Install a Smart Door Lock
• 297 Employ Smart Door and Window Sensors
• 298 Add Smart Cameras
• 298 Use a Personal GPS Tracker
• 299 Employ a Personal Safety Device
• 300 Embracing In-Home Care
• 303
• 14 Adding More Functionality with IFTTT
• 305 Understanding IFTTT
• 306 How Does IFTTT Work?
• 306 Why Would You Want to Use IFTTT?
• 307 What Does IFTTT Work With?
• 308 Using IFTTT Applets
• 308 Link a Device or Service to IFTTT
• 309 Find and Activate an Applet
• 311 Manage Your Applets
• 313 Creating Your Own Applets
• 313 Understanding the Parts of an Applet
• 313 Create a New Applet
• 314
• 15 Evaluating Privacy and Security Concerns
• 319 Privacy Concerns
• 320 What Do They Really Know About You?
• 320 How Much Privacy Do You Need?
• 322 Security Issues
• 323 Spyware and Botnets
• 323 Seizing Control
• 325 What Can You Do?
• 326 Making Your Smart Home Safer
• 327 Is It Safe Enough?
• 328
• 16 What's Next? (ONLINE ONLY) Glossary
• 331 Index
• 335 Find the bonus online chapter and other helpful information on this book's website at http://informitcom/title/9780789759894.
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The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you will receive via email the code and instructions on how to access this product. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed. This full-colour introduction to the smart home has been written from the ground up with one audience in mind: seniors. No ordinary "beginner's book, " My Smart Home for Seniors approaches every topic from a senior's point of view, using meaningful, realistic examples. With large text, close-up screen shots, and a pleasing design, this easy tutorial is designed to be read comfortably by practically anyone. Michael Miller assumes absolutely no prior experience with smart home products and technologies, but he never talks down to you. My Smart Home for Seniors covers all the major smart home systems (Google, Apple, Amazon, and more), as well as best-selling controller hubs such as Amazon's Echo and Dot and Google's Home. You'll find complete coverage of popular smart home devices for lighting, heating/cooling, home security, cooking, entertainment, and more. Miller shows how to connect a smart home to smart community grids and services, helps you avoid potential privacy and security pitfalls, and previews the future of smart homes. Best of all, Miller doesn't just teach you concepts: he guides you through choosing, installing, and using the best smart home technologies for you: the ones that can really improve your life.
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This full-color introduction to the smart home has been written from the ground up with one audience in mind: seniors. No ordinary "beginner's book, " My Smart Home for Seniors approaches every topic from a 50+ person's point of view, using meaningful, realistic examples. Full-color, step-by-step tasks-in legible print-walk you through making your home safer and easier to live in using smart technology. Learn how to: * Control your home's lighting with smart bulbs and switches * Make your home more secure with smart doorbells, door locks, and security cameras * Automatically control your home's temperature with a smart thermostat * Make cooking and cleaning easier with smart appliances * Use voice commands or your smart phone to control your smart devices * Use If This Then That (IFTTT) to make your smart devices interact with each other automatically * Get smart about the security and privacy concerns of smart devices * Set up your smart devices and get them to work with one another * Compare and select the best smart hub for your smart home needs * Learn to use Amazon Alexa (TM), Google Home (TM) and other voice-activated devices, as well as Apple's HomeKit (TM) on the iPhone, to make your smart devices work together.
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• AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Household Dynamics and Their Contribution to the Housing Bomb2. How Home Ownership Both Emancipates and Enslaves Us3. "Housaholism" in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem4. Household Dynamics and Giant Panda Conservation5. Defusing the Housing Bomb with Your House6. Individual and Local Strategies for Defusing the Housing Bomb7. Large-Scale Strategies for Defusing the Housing BombConclusionNotesIndex.
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Have we built our way to ruin? Is your desire for that beach house or cabin in the woods part of the environmental crisis? Do you really need a bigger home? Why don't multiple generations still live under one roof? In The Housing Bomb, leading environmental researchers M. Nils Peterson, Tarla Rai Peterson, and Jianguo Liu sound the alarm, explaining how and why our growing addiction to houses has taken the humble American dream and twisted it into an environmental and societal nightmare. Without realizing how much a contemporary home already contributes to environmental destruction, most of us want bigger and bigger houses and dream of the day when we own not just one dwelling but at least the two our neighbor does. We push our children to "get out on their own" long before they need to, creating a second household where previously one existed. We pave and build, demolishing habitat needed by threatened and endangered species, adding to the mounting burden of global climate change, and sucking away resources much better applied to pressing societal needs. "Reduce, reuse, recycle" is seldom evoked in the housing world, where economists predict financial disasters when "new housing starts" decline and the idea of renovating inner city residences is regarded as merely a good cause. Presenting irrefutable evidence, this book cries out for America and the world to intervene by making simple changes in our household energy and water usage and by supporting municipal, state, national, and international policies to counter this devastation and overuse of resources. It offers a way out of the mess we are creating and envisions a future where we all live comfortable, nondestructive lives. The "housing bomb" is ticking, and our choice is clear-change our approach or feel the blast.
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Building Paradise', an inspiring story of conviction, commitment and serendipity, describes David Macfarlane's fourteen-year quest to establish an eco-lodge in the unspoiled but threatened natural paradise of Australia's Whitsunday Islands on the Great Barrier Reef.

• Preface-- Green Affordable Housing: HUD Has Made Progress in Promoting Green Building, but Expanding Efforts Could Help Reduce Energy Costs and Benefit Tenants-- Statement of Tom Hicks of the U.S. Green Building Council before the House Committee on Financial Services on H.R. 6078, The Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2008, June 11, 2008-- Testimony of Doris W. Koo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Community Partners For the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives "H.R.
• 6078: The Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2008" June 11, 2008-- Statement of Jerry Howard, on Behalf of the National Association of Home Builders Before the House Committee on Financial Services, June 11, 2008-- Written Statement of Michael Freedberg, HUD Energy Task Force, Division of Affordable Housing Research and Technology, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, Hearing before the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives, June 11, 2008-- Index.
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HUD has taken steps to promote energy efficiency by providing information, training, and technical assistance, but its efforts have limitations. HUD has also provided some financial incentives to promote green building, including energy efficiency, for public housing and for a small segment of the multifamily properties HUD supports. Additionally, HUD has developed some performance measures to track the progress of its energy efficiency efforts. However, HUD has not begun requiring energy-efficient products and appliances in its public housing properties, as required by statute. HUD has also not implemented major energy efficiency updates to the building code for manufactured housing in more than a decade. Without such requirements and updates, public housing authorities may be spending more on utility expenses than is necessary and manufacturers may lack an incentive to build energy-efficient manufactured homes.
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• Introduction-- All in the Family-- A Brief History of Housing Finance-- No-Debt Newlywed Dream Home-- The Economics of Reclaimed Houses-- The Art of Home-- Building Basics-- A Tall Order in Texas-- Making Deconstruction the Standard Model-- Building Hope-- Filling in Urban Centers-- Reclaiming the Inner City-- Salvaging Smart Cities-- Conclusion-- Index.
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Housing is a fundamental human right. For most of human history, our homes were built by hand from whatever local materials were available. However, since the Industrial Revolution, most housing has become little more than quickly constructed, mass-produced, uniform boxes. At the same time, the invention and standardization of the thirty-year mortgage and our ever-increasing reliance on credit has come to mean that most of us never own our homes outright. Housing Reclaimed is a call to arms for nonconventional home builders. It examines how technological advances, design evolution, and resourceful, out-of-the-box thinking about materials and efficiency can help us meet the challenge of building affordable, environmentally friendly, beautiful, and unique homes. Focusing on the use of salvaged and reclaimed materials, this inspirational volume is packed with case studies of innovative projects including: * Phoenix Commotion-working together towards low-income home ownership through sweat equity and 100 percent recycled materials * HabeRae-revitalizing neighborhoods by creating urban infill using modern technology and sustainable and reclaimed materials * Builders of Hope-rescuing and rehabilitating whole houses slated for demolition These projects and others like them demonstrate that building one's own home does not have to be an unattainable dream. This beautifully illustrated guide is a must-read for anyone interested in creating quality zero- or low-debt housing, reducing landfill waste, and creating stronger communities. Jessica Kellner is the editor of Natural Home and Garden magazine and a passionate advocate of using architectural salvage to create aesthetically beautiful, low-cost housing.
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• Introduction
• 1. Creating healthy homes
• 2. The thermal envelope
• 3. Fresh air home delivery
• 4. Hot water
• 5. Heating and cooling
• 6. Light, views and connection with the environment
• 7. Appliances
• 8. Toolbox
• 9. Energy generation and storage
• 10. Certification
• 11. Positive energy living.

A guide to how positive energy living can be achieved, through homes that power themselves and empower their occupants.

• Table of contents; Foreword; Introduction;
• 1. Sustainable Building: the concept andthe context;
• 2. Comfort and Climate;
• 3. Resources;
• 4. Planning and Design; Epilogue; Links and bibliography; About the editor and the contributors.

"Sustainable Housing Projects takes a wide, conceptual approach for sustainably-built projects, which allows an integrated approach to the various stakes and stakeholders. Such an approach is particularly suitable for a medium scale level, involving neighbourhood development, and a number of examples on this scale level are included." "This book presents knowledge gained over the last 15 years developing new sustainable housing projects in the Netherlands. It is written by a team of specialists in sustainable building, both practitioners and researchers, and is meant for colleagues world-wide, who want to implement a sustainable building project."--Jacket.

• Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Making the case for green affordable housing
• Ch. 2 integrated design process
• Ch. 3 Best practices in green design
• Case studies
• Ch. 4 Green operations and maintenance
• Ch. 5 Costs and financing
• Ch. 6 Looking forward : programs, partnerships, and policies
• App. Lease addendum.

Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing is a guide for housing developers, advocates, public agency staff, and the financial community that offers specific guidance on incorporating green building strategies into the design, construction, and operation of affordable housing developments. A completely revised and expanded second edition of the groundbreaking 1999 publication, this new book focuses on topics of specific relevance to affordable housing including: how green building adds value to affordable housing the integrated design process best practices in green design for affordable housing green operations and maintenance innovative funding and finance emerging programs, partnerships, and policies Edited by national green affordable housing expert Walker Wells and featuring a foreword by Matt Petersen, president and chief executive officer of Global Green USA, the book presents 12 case studies of model developments and projects, including rental, home ownership, special needs, senior, self-help, and co-housing from around the United States. Each case study describes the unique green features of the development, discusses how they were successfully incorporated, considers the project's financing and savings associated with the green measures, and outlines lessons learned. Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing is the first book of its kind to present information regarding green building that is specifically tailored to the affordable housing development community.
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