Green Your Home all in one For Dummies

Practical, simple home solutions for reducing your impact on the planet.

Want to go green in and around your home? This value-packed guide gives you easy-to-follow, budget-friendly tips that will reduce your eco foot print. From using greener cleaning tools and building materials to cutting your energy costs and working with your lawn, you’ll discover how to make your home cleaner, healthier, and more energy efficient.

• Go green, save money — using less means saving more
• Reduce, reuse, recycle — the reasons behind going green and tips for getting the whole family involved
• Improve your energy use — simple fixes for making your heating, air conditioning, lighting, water use, and appliances more efficient
• Bring green to your clean — practical tips for eliminating toxic cleaners from your home and cleaning every room of the house
• Remodel the ecofriendly way — using sustainable construction materials in your home projects
• Plan your garden and landscaping — organic options for growing your garden and beautifying your yard with less waste
• Tap into the power of solar energy — projects to make solar work for your home

Open the book and find:

• How to cut back on consumption
• Ways to reuse and re-purpose your possessions
• Recipes for green cleaning solutions
• Green options for heating and cooling systems
• Strategies for organic gardening
• Great green food choices
• Tips for financing solar investments
• Green finish and construction materials
• How to raise eco-conscious kids