Let's Reach for the Sun: 30 Original Solar and Earth Sheltered Home Designs

With all the current books about alternative energy sources, why do we need another? This book, like most others on the market, is a step toward helping the solar home industry happen, but that is where any similarity ends. It contains thirty original solar designs, the plans for which are available for purchase at reasonable prices. We have attempted to integrate a wide range of people's personal tastes with energy conservation and the exciting geometries that solar design inspires. Until now, in order to build a solar home, you had to hire an architect, a builder, solar equipment consultants, and installers. With architect fees in the range of 8% to 14% of the construction cost of a new home and contractor fees in the range of 10% to 20% of the cost, little money has been left for solar hardware and professional consulting. This book attempts to provide solutions to such cost problems by providing designs that most builders can efficiently construct. It can even give the skilled cons