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Authors Dave Bonta and Stephen Snyder of USA Solar Stores illustrate exceptional homes that are groundbreaking not only in their use of renewable energy but also in their commitment to recycling and repurposing materials used in construction, and reducing the impact on the surrounding environment through sensitive building methods. With details on why these homeowners decided to go solar and how having a solar home can save money in the long run, these solar beauties are sure to inspire homeowners to create or remodel their own solar sanctuaries.

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• Acknowledgments(p. 8)
• Introduction(p. 10)
• Solar Basics(p. 14)
• Bonta Home(p. 24)
• SunHawk Home(p. 34)
• Armstrong-Barr Home(p. 44)
• Gozzi Home(p. 54)
• Starek Home(p. 64)
• Yerke Home(p. 72)
• McDonald-Wucherer Home(p. 80)
• Chengson Home(p. 88)
• Wentworth Commons(p. 98)
• Riverhouse at One Rockefeller Park(p. 106)
• Florence Lofts(p. 116)
• Solar Umbrella(p. 126)
• Frerking Home(p. 136)
• Credits(p. 150)
• Resources(p. 151)

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I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that." -Thomas A. Edison, 1931 Excerpted from The New Solar Home by Dave Bonta, Stephen Snyder All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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Stephen Snyder, communications director for USA Solar Stores, left New York City in 1995 to start an organic herb farm in Vermont with his wife, Melissa. He holds a degree in Radio, Television and Motion Picture communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has broad experience in communications, public affairs, and media relations. He also works as a freelance writer and has published The Brewmaster's Bible (HarperCollins), The Beer Companion (Simon & Schuster) and The Brewmaster's Recipe Manual. Dave Bonta, President and Founder of USA Solar Stores, the largest alternative energy retailer in the Northeast, has written about alternative energy and sustainable living for Green Living, Back Home Magazine, Alternative Energy Retailer and The Vermont Guardian. Bonta has studied renewable energy and energy efficiency for more than twenty years, is a frequent speaker at major green energy conferences across America and is a tireless advocate for green living. Also president of BioQuantum, Inc., a bio-fuels company, Bonta is the creator of BackHome chapters in America and is president of a renewable energy community organization, The Sustainable Valley Group.