Healthy by Design: Building and Remodeling Solutions for Creating Healthy Homes

This different approach to residential design "takes the personal health of the occupant as its focus." Rousseau, an environmental design consultant, begins by discussing how most post-World War II construction has lead to the creation of "sick buildings" because insulating a house from drafts thereby seals in all the chemicals used in modern living. To create a house that takes into account occupant health as well as resource and energy efficiency, Rousseau presents case studies, diagrams for design solutions, as well as a review of preferred building materials and heating and cooling systems. Recommended where there is an interest in "green" living.