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 Sustainable Home Refurbishment: The Earthscan Expert Guide to Retrofitting Homes for Efficiency (Earthscan Expert Series) 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 your guide to making it happen. Packed with detailed, highly practical information, it moves from the quick wins to the full make-over, blowing away popular misconceptions in the process to see what really does make a difference in terms of value for money and carbon saving. 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; and, how we can meet the need to cut carbon emissions from dwellings by 80 per cent by 2050. Projects can apply to apartment blocks, recent builds and older, solid-walled properties. Enlivened with helpful diagrams and photographs, plus plenty of pointers for further information, it provides a comprehensive resource handbook for any building professional and contractor, students - or any homeowner serious about efficiency (cash and carbon) savings.  Eco-Refurbishment: A Practical Guide to Creating an Energy Efficient Home $50.95 This clear and accessible guide provides a comprehensive outline on how to convert your house into a more 'green' home. Buildings are the greates energy wasters and for those of us concerned about the environment, and household bills, this book presents the key design changes that we can implement to our own homes to remedy energy loss. This title covers the full range of design chanegs that are available to the homeowner and designer for renovation, from the roof to the basement, from insulation to windows. It also feature a selection of case studies illustrating the experiences of other homeowners and designers and how they have adapted and used the technology available to them in creating an energy efficient home. This is a practical, hands-on guide, ideal for architects, designers and homeowners. * Comprehensive practical design guide to making your home energy efficient * Covers all aspects of the house, from roof to basement, making it relevant to all homes * Clear explanations give you a basic understanding of the technology behind the design  Building Refurbishment (Architectural Design) $97.50 This is a dedicated mailing and e-mail campaign to architecture related media & organizations. Building refurbishment is all about conserving the soul and structure of a building whilst bringing its use and reliability firmly into the present. "Building Refurbishment" is a superbly illustrated volume that brings together a wide range of examples - from the infinite range of possibilities offered by architectonic restructuring - that display new ideas and new spatial concepts, whilst overcoming the problems posed by new urban, social, environmental, and economic realities. |
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