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It'seasybuildinggreen!Thisguidehelpsenvironmentallyconsciouspeoplemakereal-worlddecisionsaboutbuildingorremodelingahome.Readerswillfindinformationonhowtosavemoneybygoinggreenwhenbuildingorremodeling,howtofindtherightgreenintegratedsystemdesign,howtochooseheatingandcoolingequipment,andhowtosavemoneyonwater.*Focusesonthedesignintegrationofgreenmaterials*Residentialandcommercialgreenbuildingwillgrowfrom2%oftheU.S.constructionmarketin2005toasmuchas10%in2010(NAHB)*Morethan80regionalandlocalgreenbuildingprogramsareinplaceintheU.S.andmorearebeingpromotedintheprivatesector
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JoBeverleyOneofthepremierewritersofhistoricalromances,JoBeverleyistherecipientofnumerousawardsincludingseveralRITAsfromTheRomanceWritersofAmericaandawardsfromRomanticTimes,includingtwoCareerAchievementawards.SheisamemberoftheRWAHonorRoll,andtheRWAHallofFame.BiographyJoBeverleyisonethefewauthorswritingEnglish-sethistoricalromancewhoisEnglish.ShewasbornandraisedinEngland,andhasadegreeinEnglishhistoryfromKeeleUniversityinStaffordshire.SheandherhusbandemigratedtoCanadain1975wheretheyraisedtheirtwochildren.In2009,thecouplereturnedtoEngland.ThoughJostartedtowriteasayoungchild,itwasonlyinthe'80sthatshebegantothinkthatitwassomethingordinarypeoplecoulddo,andafteratalkatalocallibrary,shesettledtoseriouslywritingherfirsthistoricalromance.Now,sheistheauthorofoverthirtyromancenovelsandmanynovellas,whichhavegarneredseveralRITAsfromtheRomanceWritersofAmerica,aswellasseveralawardsfromRomanticTimes,includingtwoCareerAchievementawards.SheisamemberoftheRWAHonorRoll,andtheRWAHallofFame.GoodToKnowSomefascinatingouttakesfromourinterviewwithJoBeverley:"I'mEnglish,born,raised,andeducated,whichhastocontributetothewayIwritemybooks.""Myprofession--onceuponatimeinanotherworld--wascareersguidance,whichinvolvedvisitingmanydifferentworkplacesandlearningaboutthejobsdonethere.Thisisagreateducationinthevarietyandcomplexityoflife.""Itaughtwomen-centeredchildbirthclassesfor5years,andthatcomesoutinanychildbirthscenesinmybooks."I'macraft-dabbler,andI'vetriedmostofthem,includingTenerifelace,tatting,leatherwork,andstainedglass,butI'veneverstuckwithany.However,IoncewasaverygoodpainterandI'verecentlydeclutteredallmycraftmaterialstoconcentrateondrawingandpaintingasmyartistictherapyforadementedauthor.""IgrewupinMorecambe,Lancashire,whichisa19th-centuryseasidetown,butthat'sveryclosetoHeysham,anancientcoastalvillage.Theysaythepre-ConquestchurchthereistheoldestoneinEnglandstillinuseandtherearestone-agetombsaswell.WeusedtoplayonanAnglo-Saxonhogs-backstonenearthechurch.I'msurethiseasycontactwithsuchancientthingstunedmymindtothepast.Isetmysecondbook,TheStanforthSecrets,inHeysham,anditwillbereissuedin2010.""Myindulgencesarereallygoodcheese,bread,wine,coffee,anddark,darkchocolate(90%Lindt."DateofBirth:九月22,1947PlaceofBirth:Morecambe,Lancashire,UKEducation:DegreesinEnglishandAmericanStudies,KeeleUniversity,Staffs,1970
