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Table Of Content11 Foreword by Allison Arieff 12 Preface: Once Upon A Prefab by Dan Gregory 15 Introduction: Dreaming of Green by Michelle Kaufmann 25 Thoughtful Sustainable Design for Everyone 35 The Five EcoPrinciples 61 Green Prefab 73 Glidehouse 97 Sunset Breezehouse 123 mkSolaire 137 mkLotus 145 mkCustom 155 What's Next? 162 Acknowledgments 164 Glossary 170 Credits and Resources 173 References
SynopsisIN PREFAB GREEN, architect Michelle Kaufmann shares her vision of creating thoughtful, sustainable design for everyone. Her firm, Michelle Kaufmann Designs, blends sustainable home layouts, eco-friendly materials, and low-energy options to create a "prepackaged" green solution to home design. Kaufmann tells about five eco-principles that are present in every design her firm creates-smart design, eco-materials, energy efficiency, water conservation, and healthy environment-and how each work together to create homes that make a difference. Michelle Kaufmann founded Michelle Kaufmann Designs in 2002. Michelle's work is widely published and her homes have been showcased in a number of museums including the National Building Museum, the Vancouver Art Center, MOCA in Los Angeles, and Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. Michelle lives in Marin County, California. Cathy Remick has worked as a staff architect and designer for several national firms in San Francisco and Washington, D.C. She is a design manager for mkStudios. She lives in Orinda, California., IN PREFAB GREEN, architect Michelle Kaufmann shares her vision of creating thoughtful, sustainable design for everyone. Her firm, Michelle Kaufmann Designs, blends sustainable home layouts, eco-friendly materials, and low-energy options to create a "prepackaged" green solution to home design. Kaufmann tells about five eco-principles that are present in every design her firm creates-smart design, eco-materials, energy efficiency, water conservation, and healthy environment-and how each worktogether to create homes that make a difference.
LC Classification NumberNA7145.K38 2009