Issues > March/April 2007 (#119) > Earth Day Reading

Earth Day Reading

Celebrate Earth Day with a new book, fresh picked by Green Guide staffers. Books purchased here help support The Green Guide through our affiliation with Powell's Books.

Green Remodeling: Changing the World One Room at a Time by David R. Johnston and Kim Master, LEED AP (New Society Publishers, 2004, $29.95). To purchase this book, visit our online book store.

I've been dreaming of living in a green home—sleeping on an organic mattress and watching the electric meter run backwards from solar gain—since my days of renting. When I recently became a homeowner, all I wanted to do was infuse my new nest with every eco product I could think of. I became giddy at the thought of VOC-free paints and renewable-material flooring. The good news? Companies are churning out environmentally-friendly products like hotcakes. The bad? Where on earth was I to begin?

David Johnston and Kim Master's book Green Remodeling was just the right place. Johnston combines his own expertise, stemming from over 30 years in green construction, with Master's ten-plus years as an environmental and health specialist.

Johnston begins by outlining his personal home renovation in a daily diary of ups, downs and completed success, before providing a room-by-room examination. The book's final section is jam-packed with valuable information ranging from construction health risks to plumbing and roofing.

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