Green Building Bible: v. 1: Essential Information to Help You Make Your Home and Buildings Less Harmful to the Environment, the Community and Your Family, 3rd revised edition. [151516]

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The most comprehensive and practical introduction to green building ever! Subjects covered in detail are: material selection; thermal insulation; buying an eco-home; sourcing sustainable timber; natural paints; heating your eco-home; solar heating; sustainable roofing; air tightness of buildings; healthy homes etc. The book also includes extensive guidance and advice on how to obtain grants for renewable energy installations and other environmental initiatives. Contents: Editorial Welcome to the future, part 1 Chapter 1 Introduction For sustainability read survivability 10 A green building philosophy 14 Cover story - The Wintles 20 Decentralise our energy 22 Green energy and community power 28 Buildings are for life! 32 Chapter 2 Trends & direction Politics 38 Regulation and legislation 40 Enhanced capital allowances 43 Conserving fuel and power 44 A Code for Sustainable Homes 48 The future for green building standards 50 Uniting the green building movement 54 The Merton Rule 56 Compliance dodging 59 Architectural trends 62 Wood in architecture 68 Micro-generation CHP 74 Biomass industry review 76 A review of eco-building organisations 80 Training and education 87 Case study - MSc Architecture 90 Chapter 3 Fundamentals Understanding energy use 92 Design for deconstruction 96 Eco-minimalism - less can be more 98 Renovate before you re-develop 104 Renovate sensitively 108 Design healthy buildings 112 Make your buildings airtight! 118 Light, sunshine and fresh air 124 Chapter 4 Greening the home Options for existing homes 128 Further help from £websites 133 Rough guide to eco-homes 134 Smoothing the planning process 138 Confusion building regulations? 144 It’s not easy being green! Part 1 148 Part 2 154 Part 3 159 Don’t get homesick! 162 Energy and water saving advice 168 Greening the kitchen 172 Keeping warm without fossil fuels 176 Chapter 5 Greening commercial Does green building pay? 182 Case study - NMB Bank 184 Is there a market for green offices? 186 Case study - Sherwood Energy Village 188 Post occupancy evaluation 190 Case study - refurbished office 194 Eco-renovation 200 Chapter 6 Building styles & systems Caring for old buildings 204 Low impact construction 210 Cob building 220 Case study - cob home in Devon 224 Hemp building 228 Earthship building 230 Straw bale building 236 Case study - house in Wales 241 Timber-straw frame building 243 Timber building 245 Passive house building 256 Off-site construction 260 Zero energy developments 268 Chapter 7 Products & materials General material selection 272 Choosing the right materials 275 Thermal mass 279 Using waste materials 283 Cement, concrete and alternatives 286 Healthy heating 292 Underfloor heating 296 Case study - a slate floor 297 Case study - an oak floor 298 Heating with logs 299 Solar for space heating 303 Commercial solar heating 305 Solar for water heating 308 Minimise electricity use 312 Solar for electrity 314 Case study - PVs on private house 318 Fuel cells, heat pumps and CHP 319 Case study - fuel cells 320 Case study - sterling engine CHP 323 Heat pumps in detail 324 Wind power 327 Roofing 330 Extensive green roofs 334 Insulation standards 342 Natural insulation 348 Timber windows 352 Double glazing 353 Paints and finishes 356 Case study - painting a nursery 356 Case study - wood finishes 359 Water and appliances 362 Chapter 8 Outdoors Sustainable garden design 366 Rainwater harvesting 374 Case studies - various 378 Waste water management 380 Constructed wetlands 383 Case studies - WET systems 385 Sustainable urban drainage 387 Case studies - SUDS for schools 390 Encouraging wildlife 394 Natural swimming pools 402 Chapter 9 Listings Regions of the UK 408 Inspirational places 409 Professionals and suppliers (contents) 415 Professionals by region 416 Suppliers by trade 435 Appendices and Index Appendix A. Useful resources 444 Appendix B. Author profiles 449 Appendix C. Glossary of terms 455 Appendix D. List of advertisers 458 Index 459.

Green Building Bible: v. 1: Essential Information to Help You Make Your Home and Buildings Less Harmful to the Environment, the Community and Your Family, 3rd revised edition.

Author:	Hall, Keith Dennis
Date Published:	01 October 2006
Document Type:	Books
Format:	Paperback
ISBN:	1898130035
ISBN13:	9781898130031
Pages:	468
Publisher:	Green Building Press

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