※ The spine is slightly sun-faded, but otherwise it's like new. Revealing 27 Misconceptions and 1 Truth with Abundant Data and a Lighthearted Writing Style This book objectively demonstrates with data and easy-to-understand language that many of the designs and lifestyles associated with "eco-houses" do not actually lead to true energy conservation. This book is a reorganized and expanded version of the popular "Eco-House Lies" series that ran in Nikkei Architecture, with new questions added and themes restructured. It's an easy-to-read book with illustrations. The author is Masayuki Mae, Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, and holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and is a Class 1 Architect. This is the first book by Mr. Mae, a prominent environmental researcher who became an associate professor at the University of Tokyo in his 20s. With writing that is surprisingly easy to read for a scholar, and heartwarming illustrations, it can be read smoothly by the general public, and is also cutting-edge and eye-opening for experts.