Sustainable home refurbishment : the Earthscan expert guide to retrofitting homes for efficiency / David Thorpe

By:

Thorpe, David

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Earthscan Expert Series / edited by Frank JacksonPublication details: Earthscan, 2010. London:Description: xix, 172 pISBN:

9781844078769

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DDC classification:

696 THO-S

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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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

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