Includes index.

MATERIAL CHANGES. Environmental impact -- Making a sandwich -- Choosing ingredients -- Using structural insulated panels -- Health impact -- Covering the walls -- Changing the formula -- Cleaning the air -- Comparing products -- Other surface treatments -- Availability -- Estimating costs -- Measuring performance -- Maintenance -- Durability -- Making sound investments -- Controlling light and heat -- Glass blocks -- Sustainability -- Trash into treasure -- Fly ash concrete -- Renewability -- Cork and bamboo -- Recyclability -- PEX and polypropylene -- Simplicity -- Cedar -- Efficiency: reducing waste -- Protecting health -- Hidden hazards -- Loose fill -- TECHNOLOGY CHANGES. Electrical -- Plumbing -- Heating -- Ventilating -- Air conditioning -- Insulating -- Cooking -- LIFESTYLE CHANGES. Personal choices and carbon footprint -- Energy sources -- Financial incentives -- Federal tax credits -- EEMs -- Cooperative buying -- Shop locally -- CSA -- Agricultural independence -- Eliminating waste -- Reducing waste -- Packaging -- Getting outside -- Reinventing landscapes -- Saving resources and money -- Irrigation.