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Video: Sustainable Design in the Home

August 17, 2015 By John Gower Leave a Comment

Is sustainable design a priority in your home building project?  Do you know how to achieve it? John Gower, residential designer, tours a building site and discusses some of the elements of sustainable design in this short video by Edward Homer. (You can view other great videos on Edward Homer’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/EcofilmsbyEHomer)

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