Protect Your Home

The Natural House: A Complete Guide to Healthy, Energy-Efficient, Environmental Homes

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The Natural House is a tour of the construction, costs, and pros and cons of fourteen natural building methods. Straw Bale, Rammed Earth, Cob, Cordwood, Adobe, Earthbags, Papercrete, Earthships…whatever the method, the common goal is to create a house that is economical, energy efficient, nontoxic, soothing to the soul, kind to the environment, and pleasing to behold. This comprehensive sourcebook offers in-depth information that will guide your search for the pe… More >>

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The Safe Home: Designing for Safety in the Home

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This book maps out the steps for achieving a “safe home” — one that minimizes occupants’ risk to their health, risk of injury and risk to their security. Author Lisa Bonneville, FASID, explains in detail the “4 steps to safety” that need to be integrated into the design process to ensure that the homeowner has received the best living environment for their familys unique needs. Complete with schedules, worksheets, checklists and a room-by-room home safety “tour,” t… More >>

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Making A Safe Room

The safe room, which is also known as a panic room, is a secure location within a home or building that is designed to provide safety for families during terrorist attacks, nature, burglaries, or other types of threats. A safe room is an ideal investment for any home owner, although the more fortified rooms with heavy security are normally found in the homes of rich people. Those that have a lot of money really have no budget – therefore they can easily spend thousands on making their safe room the best place to go in the event of an emergency.