1 edition of Building a sustainable home found in the catalog.
Building a sustainable home
Melissa Rappaport Schifman
Published
2018
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Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
| Statement | Melissa Rappaport Schifman ; foreword by Thomas Fisher, Assoc. AIA |
| Contributions | Fisher, Thomas, 1953- writer of foreword |
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Pagination | viii, 216 pages |
| Number of Pages | 216 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL26966587M |
| ISBN 10 | 1510733442 |
| ISBN 10 | 9781510733442 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 1000332180 |
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