"Comprehensive coverage of passive solar greenhouse design including material selection, building methods and how to store thermal energy using a variety of simple and innovative strategies. Over a dozen case studies provide real-life inspiration, capped off with how-to guidance for building a durable, energy-efficient greenhouse. Variations include underground and aquaponic greenhouses and integrating solar panels to grow off-grid, year-round."--...

"This book shows how we can reduce by some 80% the cost of electricity, driving, comfort, hot water and wastewater management, and how most of our food can be produced near-by without any fossil fuels or pesticides--and how this can be done in ways that are more secure and reliable, and that can create more jobs and better economy. It contains 50 pages of unique Solviva Designs, drawn to scale, and many more pages of conceptual drawings."--Page [4]...

"The Chinese Greenhouse is the only complete guide to designing, building, and operating high-performance, earth-sheltered, solar-heated, intelligently glazed, and insulated passive greenhouses, allowing you to grow a variety of vegetables year-round--even in cold climates--in soil or aquaponic grow beds."--