The latest radiant floor heating methods and materials

In this fully updated guide, master plumber and long-time contractor R. Dodge Woodson explains, step by step, how to install, test, and debug in-floor heating systems--the healthy, quiet, economical, and clean heating method.

Radiant Floor Heating, Second Edition now offers details on alternative fuel sources and covers new material options and installation procedures, updated code information, and state-of-the-art piping and heating equipment. Revised illustrations featuring modern products are included in this practical resource. Get everything you need to:

• Understand and explain the advantages of in-floor radiant heating
• Select superior equipment--tubing, boilers, expansion tanks, pumps, and controls
• Install embedded and dry radiant heat systems in new or existing homes
• Incorporate hot water heating into your designs
• Set up heating zones for variable temperatures throughout a house
• Design a solar-powered system
• Use alternative fuel sources
• Provide outdoor ice removal and other amenities
• Troubleshoot and repair system problems

Help the Environment While Increasing Sales

Bestselling author R. Dodge Woodson brings the growing number of options available for developing land without doing harm to natural areas. In this comprehensive guide, he explains how such building techniques will increase sales, improve the bottom line, and help sustain the environment.

Be a Successful Green Land Developer addresses all the practical issues that arise when embarking upon green building projects. It explains every aspect of the subject, from getting started in the green building business to mastering green terminology to making money with green methods. Learn how to understand zoning requirements, covenants, and restrictions…write winning proposals…and expand business. The book also examines 20 common mistakes and how to avoid them.

Green construction is here to stay. Use Be a Successful Green Land Developer as a roadmap to profits and growth in this exciting new realm of business.

This practical, plain-English guide to green land development includes:

• Valuable tips on preparing winning bids
• Step-by-step advice on expanding a green building business
• Important insight into the costs associated with earth-friendly land development
• Sample contracts, zoning forms, and development/broker forms

Develop a lucrative green development enterprise with valuable lessons on…
Using Green to Make Big Bucks • Building a Strong Development Team • Working with Real Estate Brokers • Setting Up Your Lenders and Investors • Finding Suitable Development Property • What Makes a Project Viable? • Looking for Land in All the Right Places • Initial Investigations • Drainage Factors • Soil Considerations • Calculating Land Losses for Roads and Green Space • Water Requirements • And More...

A fully updated professional reference to wells and septic systems

Don't let septic systems sink your budget! This essential guide is filled with expert advice on selecting and installing high-performance, cost-efficient wells and septic systems that will boost your bottom line.

A Builder's Guide to Wells and Septic Systems, Second Edition, is completely up to date with the latest International Code Council International Private Sewage Disposal Code information. This handy resource covers new procedures and products, including green construction materials. Get coverage of virtually every aspect of wells and septic systems, such as how to:

• Evaluate property for wells and septic systems
• Protect your company's interests during bidding
• Assess soil studies and septic designs
• Choose the best well and septic system for each property
• Work with gravel-and-pipe, chamber-type, and gravity septic systems
• Troubleshoot and solve well and septic system problems
• Landscape septic system areas