Husband also ordered four books on gardening/landscaping/edible plants:

Landscaping with Stone, 2nd edition

Labor Day weekend also = discuss landscape plans. Husband has ordered two books on green roofs and living walls:

http://www.amazon.com/Green-Roof-Manual-Professional-Installation/dp/1604690496
http://www.amazon.com/Planting-Green-Roofs-Living-Walls/dp/0881929115

Christmas gift from my sister-in-law! Yay!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1880120186/ref=ox_ya_os_product

And she says this is its "technical big brother" (what they use in her office—she works at a planning consultancy)
http://www.amazon.com/Residential-Energy-Savings-Existing-Buildings/dp/0135125413/ref=pd_sim_b_2

The husband did a bunch of legwork and researched some books. Here's what we bought (opting for used books as much as we could from Amazon Marketplace):

What Your Contractor Can't Tell You: The Essential Guide to Building and Renovating
Amy Johnston; Paperback

Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home
Sarah Susanka; Paperback

Not So Big Remodeling: Tailoring Your Home for the Way You Really Live
Sarah Susanka; Hardcover

Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy, and Energy-Efficient Home Construction (Builder's Guide)
David Johnston; Paperback

Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details That Bring a Home to Life
Sarah Susanka; Paperback

The Modular Home
Andrew Gianino; Paperback

More Not So Big Solutions for Your Home
Sarah Susanka; Paperback

The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
Sarah Susanka; Paperback

The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling, 3rd Edition
Charlie Wing; Paperback

Not So Big Solutions for Your Home
Sarah Susanka; Paperback

Prefabulous: The House of Your Dreams Delivered Fresh from the Factory
Sheri Koones; Hardcover