Green Home: Design, Budget, Estimate, and Secure Your Best Price
By Jobe Leonard
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About this ebook
A how to book for those interested in building a Green Home . When you are ready to look at the most important aspects of a project, this is the book for you. I discuss budget, needs, and design. Using the included exercises and worksheets you move through the process. Then I guide you step by step through estimation, design, and ultimately the construction process. This literature is a proven way to develop a workable project, design, and budget for only the cost of the book. This is for the reader who is tired of flipping through picture books and ready to establish a foundation for the project they know they have the ability to undertake..
Jobe Leonard
Jobe Leonard lives in Dandridge, TN. After attending Tennessee Technological University he received his MBA at Lincoln Memorial University. He is a project manager with Hearthstone Homes and has currently built over 100 custom Log and Timber frame, and conventional homes in 26 different states. This includes a recent project he managed that was named the 2012 National Timber frame Home of the Year. He can guarantee his books will strike a chord with the trekker, designer, and creator inside each of us. Those who have not explored and created will find themselves glued to the pages wishing they had. Readers who have journeyed the world and took on unknown projects will draw similarities with his heartfelt words and thoughts. He loves receiving calls and e-mails from readers of all experience levels speaking of the inspiration they have found from his literature, and wanting to be along side him on his next excursion or project. So what are you waiting for? Pick up a copy of any one of his 10+ books. Then e-mail him at JobeLeonard@gmail.com with questions, and invite me along for your next expedition or project.
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Green Home - Jobe Leonard
Introduction
Deciding to build a green home is an exciting leap from ordinary construction. There are many considerations you must take into account for any project’s outcome to be successful. A green home is no different. In this book I will display my decade of construction experience working with a worldwide leader in the log and timber home industry. I will use this knowledge to show you the ins and outs of a green home construction project.
In my first book, Study Abroad, The Book of Jobe, I wrote about living in a foreign country for my senior year of college. It was completely based upon a true story. I originally created the book to help reconnect with the acquaintances I had made while living in the Netherlands. Much to my surprise it sold thousands of copies in a short period of time and gave me the inspiration to write additional books about other subjects I have a great interest and extensive knowledge about.
Some may think that Study Abroad, The Book of Jobe is on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from this book. I actually find them quite similar. Deciding to build a green home is exactly like waking up in a foreign land and having to deal with new customs, languages, and cultures. My first book shows the growth from a rookie traveler to an expert world-renowned voyager and author.
My plan is to take you on a similar journey through the world of the green home construction and guide you as you design, budget, and build the best project available. You may have woken up today in a world that was filled with unfamiliar products and confusing verbiage. By the end of this book you will have the confidence to face your project head on.
This green home centric version will give you a good grasp of industry concepts, terms, and standard procedures. All the worksheets that are in this book can be printed for free at my website www.Jobe.ws .
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 What is my project?
Chapter 2 Budget
Chapter 3 Foundation Worksheet
Chapter 4 Main Floor Worksheet
Chapter 5 Second Floor Worksheet
Chapter 6 Full House Budget
Chapter 7 Land
Chapter 8 Needs
Chapter 9 Design
Chapter 10 Plan Analysis
Chapter 11 Beginning Your Design
Chapter 12 Master Bedroom
Chapter 13 Master Bathroom
Chapter 14 Master Closet
Chapter 15 Kitchen
Chapter 16 Living Room/Great Room
Chapter 17 Dining Room
Chapter 18 Half Bathroom
Chapter 19 Stairs
Chapter 20 Foundation
Chapter 21 Second Floor
Chapter 22 Second Floor Bathroom
Chapter 23 Windows and Doors
Chapter 24 Green Home Material Suppliers
Chapter 25 Green Home Package Proposals
Chapter 26 How I Might Be Able To Help
Chapter 27 Are You Serious?
Chapter 28 Life after the proposal
Chapter 29 Your Contractor
Chapter 30 Moving Forward
Chapter 31 Material Delivery Day
Chapter 32 Completion
About the author
Chapter 1
What is my project?
The first question that needs to be asked of a project is one that will help guide your entire process. Through the first four chapters I am going to help you answer this question by creating four principles that will steer your project. Your Budget, Needs, Land, and Design are the four major items that will have the most bearing on your green home kit or package. We will review these items in depth before buying materials or speaking to a green home contractor.
If at any time these four principles are taken for granted the entire project could begin to crash in a tailspin. It sounds bad, and it really can be. For the thousands of unknowing buyers who build a green home each year it is always a real possibility. Luckily for you, I am going to take you by the hand, and guide you through the best practices and steps to take when creating your Green Home.
By the end of the book you will know more about a green home kit or package than most people working in the construction industry. Plus you will have a full grasp of your project’s scope and essential details before ever placing the first call to a material or installation provider.
Chapter 2
Budget
The budget of the project is the driving force and will move your project along. It is impossible to build a home that uses $100,000 worth of materials and labor for $50,000. That sounds logical right?
The old adage your grandfather told you, You get what you pay for,
is still true today. However, I will show you how to lower the initial costs of your green home. This guarantees you get the highest quality materials, best installation services, and spend the least amount of money. All this will happen from the start. Does this sound too good to be true? Read on.
Establishing what can be afforded is paramount. This concept is as simple as the paycheck you expect after a week of your own labor at a