Green home building
Description
Eco-friendly building is catching on in the construction trade, and is projected to become the norm among home builders and contractors. Using easy-to-understand visuals and comments from industry experts, this program presents general construction guidelines for environmentally friendly residential building. Viewers are given a solid foundation of technical knowledge and best practices in all aspects of green housing construction. Topics include: lot design, passive solar energy, resource efficiency, recycling methods, water conservation, the Energy Star program, HVAC, energy footprints, indoor air quality, financial incentives, and professional certifications. Correlates to the ANSI National Green Building Standard and to all National CTE Organizational Standards (including the provisions of the Perkins Act) Produced by the National Association of Home Builders.
Runtime
20 min
Subjects
- Construction industry (28)
- Conservation of natural resources (540)
- Environmental protection (361)
- Building (25)
- Masonry (2)
- Carpentry (9)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2009], c2008
Database
Films on Demand
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