Sustainable home refurbishment : the Earthscan expert guide to retrofitting homes for efficiency /
Thorpe, David
Sustainable home refurbishment : the Earthscan expert guide to retrofitting homes for efficiency / David Thorpe - London: Earthscan, 2010. - xix, 172 p. - Earthscan Expert Series / edited by Frank Jackson .
Airtightness: reducing energy demand for heating and cooling --
Insulation materials --
Insulation strategies --
Going all the way : towards passivhaus --
Windows and doors --
Ventilation, cooling and heating --
Water management --
Electricity efficiency and supply --
Contextual issues.
A retro-fit offers many benefits: cutting electricity and heating bills, increasing the resale value of homes, slashing carbon emissions and creating a healthier place to live. This book is the guide to making it happen. It looks at:-draught-proofing, insulation and damp -ventilation, heating and cooling-electrical efficiency and renewable energy -water use and re-use-materials' life cycles and incorporating nature-protection from climate change impacts-modelling energy flows and embodied energy-how we can meet the need to cut carbon emissions from dwellings by 80% by 2050. Projects can apply t
9781844078769
Dwellings--Energy conservation
Domestic architecture
696 / THO-S
Sustainable home refurbishment : the Earthscan expert guide to retrofitting homes for efficiency / David Thorpe - London: Earthscan, 2010. - xix, 172 p. - Earthscan Expert Series / edited by Frank Jackson .
Airtightness: reducing energy demand for heating and cooling --
Insulation materials --
Insulation strategies --
Going all the way : towards passivhaus --
Windows and doors --
Ventilation, cooling and heating --
Water management --
Electricity efficiency and supply --
Contextual issues.
A retro-fit offers many benefits: cutting electricity and heating bills, increasing the resale value of homes, slashing carbon emissions and creating a healthier place to live. This book is the guide to making it happen. It looks at:-draught-proofing, insulation and damp -ventilation, heating and cooling-electrical efficiency and renewable energy -water use and re-use-materials' life cycles and incorporating nature-protection from climate change impacts-modelling energy flows and embodied energy-how we can meet the need to cut carbon emissions from dwellings by 80% by 2050. Projects can apply t
9781844078769
Dwellings--Energy conservation
Domestic architecture
696 / THO-S