Contents -- Introduction -- PART 1: FINDING, FINANCING, AND BUYING AN ECO-FRIENDLY HOME -- Chapter 1: Finding and Qualifying for Eco-Friendly Financing -- Understanding Leverage, Appreciation, and Equity -- Qualifying for a Mortgage -- Getting an Energy Efficient Mortgage -- Case Study: How It All Works -- Chapter 2: Finding and Working with an Eco-Friendly Agent -- Finding an Eco-Friendly Agent -- Working with Your Agent to Find Green Properties -- Shopping for an Eco-Friendly Home on Your Own -- Chapter 3: Buying a Green Home -- Learning About Eco-Friendly Homes -- Successful Strategies for Making an Offer on a Home -- Getting the Seller to Pay Concessions -- Getting the Seller to Pay All or Part of Your Closing Costs -- Filling Out the Purchase Agreement Paperwork -- Buying a Home Warranty Can Save You Money -- Taking Advantage of Bank REOs and Short Sales -- PART 2: BUILDING AN ECO-FRIENDLY HOME -- Chapter 4: Finding and Working with a Green Builder -- What Constitutes a Green Home? -- Planning Your Environmentally Friendly Home -- Finding and Working with a Green Architect -- Finding and Working with a Green Builder -- Protecting Yourself with Good Paperwork -- Chapter 5: Planning Your New Green Home -- Utilizing Passive Energy Saving Options -- Ventilating Your New Home -- Determining Whether Solar or Wind Power Are for You -- Using Sustainable Products and Cutting Costs -- Avoiding the Seven Biggest Mistakes That Many New Green Homeowners Make -- Chapter 6: Green Landscaping -- Creating a Landscape Plan of Action -- Working with Your Soil's Characteristics -- Determining Where and What to Plant and Landscaping Mistakes to Avoid -- Planning a Sustainable Landscape -- Applying and Conserving Water -- PART 3: REMODELING TO MAKE YOUR HOME ECO-FRIENDLY -- Chapter 7: Planning Your Green Remodel and Working with a Green Architect and Contractor.

Financing Your Green Remodeling Project -- Planning Your Green Project -- Finding and Working with a Green Contractor -- Minimizing Problems with Complete and Accurate Paperwork -- Paying the Contractor and Managing Your Costs -- Handling the Final Walk-Through and Punch List -- Chapter 8: Remodeling Your Home's Exterior with Eco-Friendly Materials -- Making Your Roof Eco-Friendly -- Replacing Your Siding with Eco-Friendly Materials -- Upgrading to Energy Efficient Windows -- Using Eco-Friendly Stains and Paints -- Building an Eco-Friendly Deck, Patio, or Fence -- Recycling and Disposing of Construction Waste -- Chapter 9: Remodeling Your Home's Interior with Eco-Friendly Systems and Materials -- Ventilating Your Energy Efficient Home -- Upgrading Your Heating and Cooling Systems to Make Them Energy Efficient -- Choosing and Using Eco-Friendly Stains and Paints -- Selecting Eco-Friendly Floor Coverings -- Remodeling Your Kitchen Using Green Appliances and Materials -- Upgrading Your Bathroom with Eco-Friendly Fixtures and Materials -- Appendix A: Tips on Selling an Eco-Friendly Home -- Appendix B: Green Home Tax Breaks and Financial Incentives -- Appendix C: The Ten Biggest Mistakes Green Home Remodelers Make -- Appendix D: Eco-Friendly Resources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.