Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid: Your Path to Building an EnergyIndependent Home,New

Prefabrication offers a simple path to the green home of your dreams, and in her latest book, Prefabulous author Sheri Koones highlights the many ways of using prefabrication to create almostoffthegrid homeshouses that are not only environmentally friendly but often operate at nearly zero annual energy cost.Taking energy from the grid when necessary and returning any excess energy produced, almostoffthegrid homes function on a fraction of the energy required by most houses, and additionally are more comfortable, healthier, quieter inside, and far cheaper to operate. As energy costs continue to rise, the almostoffthegrid house proves its worth.Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid profiles more than 30 of the most energyefficient homes in the United States, and this hardworking guide reveals how homeowners can achieve similar results with floor plans, the latest, most efficient technologies, and multiple images of the exterior and interior of each home.Praise for Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid:Recipient of the 2013 Robert Bruss Gold Book Award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE)You can build a high quality, environmentally friendly and efficient home at a reasonable price with a look and feel of a traditional home. Advancements like those used in our house and the other houses in this book will transform the homebuilding industry. Christine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyThe time has come to throw out the old stereotypes and to embrace prefab building techniques as the way of the futureand the best approach for today. For anyone wanting to create a house thats sustainable in every sense of the word, this book is an excellent place to start. Sarah Susanka, architect and author of The Not So Big House seriesI'm passionate about prefab because I know that it can spark an incredibly positive change in the building industry and dramatically reduce costs and construction duration. Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid is an enlightening guide on using prefab to create your own affordable, energyefficient home. Bruce Ratner, chairman and chief executive of the Forest City Ratner CompaniesSheri Koones highlights the many ways of using prefabrication to create almostoffthegrid homes that are not only environmentally friendly but often operate at nearly zero annual energy cost. . . . This is an easyontheeyes guide that includes floor plans and multiple images of the exterior and interior of each home. It is not a manual for green construction, but a general overview of aspects of prefab and green construction. And it does that well. Natural Life magazineIf youre ready to do something about your energy dependence, or if you enjoy stories of people whove bucked the trends, you owe it to yourself to give Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid a look. Beautifully illustrated, it ends with a great resources list for the homes showcased. Examiner.comIndispensable guide to creating the ideal, almostoffthegrid home. . . . This text is both timely and tempting to anyone interested in inhabiting a more comfortable and costefficient abode. BaskThis attractive coffeetablestyle book, the third in Kooness Prefabulous series, features 32 prefabricated houses that, to a greater or lesser extent, boast environmentally friendly, efficient, and renewableenergy elements. Publishers Weekly