Ed Begley is a dedicated environmentalist. After thirteen years together, Ed likes to believe he's winning his wife Rachelle over to his green lifestyle and sometimes odd contraptions. But it's love and laughter that puts the fun in dysfunction and obviously keeps this seemingly mismatched Hollywood couple together. Hang out with Ed as he tinkers with his solar roof, makes toast with a bicycle and rides in Jay Leno's 1909 Baker electric car.

"Three hundred years ago, intellectuals of the European Enlightenment constructed a mythology of technology. Influenced by a confluence of humanism, colonialism, and racism, this mythology ignored local wisdom and indigenous innovation, deeming it primitive. Today, we have slowly come to realize that the legacy of this mythology is haunting us. Designers understand the urgency of reducing humanity's negative environmental impact, yet perpetuate the...

The construction industry has experienced little growth since the beginning of the 2008 recession. Despite this phenomenon, green building remains in the forefront as a growing sector within the industry. There are, however, many barriers to the success and widespread adoption of high performance green building practices. This study focused on the real estate appraisal industry's role in determining the value of properties with green features. The...

Eco House Plans contiene más de 300 planos de plantas, secciones, bocetos y alzados, así como detalles constructivos de un total de 36 proyectos de arquitectura ecológica. Los criterios de un proyecto, ubicación, entorno, tipología, morfología y orientación, son los que generan protección a los factores climáticos principales: sol, viento y fuentes de calor. Estos conceptos determinan el potencial del emplazamiento para el control bioclimático...

"Read about the history of energy use, renewable and non-renewable energy, global warming, "green" houses and communities, and what you can do"--Provided by publisher.