Allen says, “We wanted to share our experience to encourage others to pursue a more sustainable life.” With the price of heating a house on the rise with no end in sight.

“The idea of never having to pay another oil bill is very appealing and more sustainable from both an environmental and economic perspective,” says Allen, who now lives in her new passive solar house.

This book outlines the experience of building a passive solar house from start to finish by the building owners. Included in the book are ideas to help renovate existing homes to capture passive solar gain. Where possible installation instructions and/or costs are provided. There are a number of pictures showing construction including architect's design development drawings.

Quote from a review of the book by Builditsolar.com, "I've read Tracey's book, and its a very good description of what goes into planning a solar home and making the compromises to build it on a budget."

Some of the key features highlighted in the book include polished concrete floors, ICF-insulated concrete forms, earth-berm, passive solar, and solatubes.

For a video tour of the new house the book is based on go to YouTube website http://youtu.be/33IWs4H3kL4

Published by Earth Haven, the book is available on amazon in both Kindle (also viewable on PC/Mac, Ipad, blackberry etc.) and in colour paperback.

Tracey Allen has been home cooking for over 27 years and gardening for over 15 years, while writing articles on a various topics as a member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada. Currently she has two published books - The Sustainable Table: Take Back Your Plate and Do It Yourself Press Releases. Upcoming books are Easy Gluten-free Lunches and Snacks: Simple Cookbook and The Sustainable Business - 5 R's to Boost Your Business Profit$. She lives in an earth-berm, ICF, passive solar house with her husband. Allen is working toward creating a sustainable food supply for her and her family in Prince Edward Island, Canada.