From the Library from Environmental Building News
November 1, 1992

The Naturally Elegant Home:
Environmental Style

This book skillfully combines a “how-to” approach to sustainable home-building and remodeling, with an inspiring array of case studies and beautiful photographs showcasing environmental design strategies. Clearly reflecting the author’s first love, landscape design and gardening are heavily emphasized. Throughout the book, regionally appropriate design and sensitive transitions from architecture to nature are recurring themes. Global environmental concerns are not forgotten, however, as Marinelli goes through design and remodeling possibilities for each area of the home. A few unfortunate omissions aside, this book is easily the best we’ve seen on environmental home design.
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