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Pretty Good House

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The realistic framework for high-performance homes on real budgets.

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  • Practical green building
  • Renovators and builders
  • Performance without dogma
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In stock at 873 US-1, Woolwich, ME 04579 · Usually ready in 24 hours

In stock at 873 US-1, Woolwich, ME 04579

Pretty Good House

Available for pickup

873 US-1, Woolwich, ME 04579

Usually ready in 24 hours

873 U.S. 1
Woolwich ME 04579
United States

+12074427938

Pretty Good House: A Common-Sense Approach to Energy-Efficient Building is a 224-page hardcover from The Taunton Press by Michael Maines, Dan Kolbert, Emily Mottram and Christopher Briley.

It gives a framework and guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that works for the people in it and the environment, while keeping in mind that few people have unlimited budgets. The idea is a house as small as possible, simple, durable, well designed, insulated and air sealed.

Paul and Jan Roman founded The Taunton Press in 1975, the year they started Fine Woodworking magazine, and added Fine Homebuilding in 1981. The company is based in Newtown, Connecticut, and publishes books for woodworkers and the building trades.

  • Authors: Michael Maines, Dan Kolbert, Emily Mottram, Christopher Briley
  • Format: hardcover
  • Size: 224 pages
  • Subject: practical high-performance building and renovation
  • Published by: The Taunton Press, 2022

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