Redux

“…spectacular structures created from recycled materials”
— Kirkus Reviews

 

REDUX

Designs That Reuse, Recycle, and Reveal

by Jennifer Roberts

(Gibbs Smith, Publisher. $29.95 hardcover,

160 pages, 164 color photos.)

Available from bookstores and online booksellers nationwide. Buy from Amazon.com.

redux (rē′ duks) 
adj. brought back, restored, revived

 
In varying shades of green, Redux features stunning homes that look great and do good.

Roberts has assembled a collection of living spaces that span the spectrum of reuse, from places where the recycling story is behind the walls to homes that wear their salvage on their sleeves.

Many are eco-sensitive renovations of old or not-so-old houses. Some are green adaptations of buildings or other structures not originally intended to house people. Still others are brand-new homes built with reused materials, from salvaged airplane flaps to abandoned shipping containers to discarded billboards.

Complete with practical tips and helpful resources, Redux offers a host of solutions for creating a green home with recycled, reused and environmentally healthy materials.

Whether you are remodeling, redecorating or building from the ground up, you’ll find that today’s ecological design is diverse, ranging from cutting edge to traditional, from subtle to in-your-face, from city apartments to suburban dwellings to rural retreats.

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What they’re saying about Redux  

“Roberts introduces a handful of spectacular structures created from recycled materials… An innovative and optimistic look at architecture that hopefully will have a permanent impact on our endangered earth.” — Kirkus Reviews  

“In Redux, Roberts — an accomplished lecturer and guru of all things green and nice-looking — offers a handy little how-to for environmentally conscious homeowners, replete with handsomely photographed case studies.” — ReadyMade magazine

“Roberts provides hundreds of ways to make old things new again by showcasing innovative homes created with eco-friendly and/or salvaged materials, from airplane flaps to discarded billboards.” — Seattle Times 

“Redux’s ideas will convince anyone interested in creating a “green” home that there are vast resources and possibilities available.” — Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Redux “will expand your understanding of the possibilities for building, adapting or renovating homes that emphasize beauty as much as leaving a low impact on the planet.” — Accent on Home & Garden magazine

Available from bookstores and online booksellers nationwide. Buy from Amazon.com.