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Ecohouse : a design guide / Sue Roaf, Manuel Fuentes, Stephanie Thomas

By: Roaf, Susan.
Contributor(s): Fuentes, Manuel, 1961- [(j.a.)] | Thomas, Stephanie [(j.a.)].
Publisher: Oxford : Architectural Press, 2001Description: iv, 346 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0750649046.Other title: Eco house.Subject(s): Architecture and society | Construction industry -- Appropriate technology | Dwellings -- Energy conservation | Ecological houses | House construction | Housing and healthDDC classification: 690.837
Contents:
Acknowledgements. - Introduction to the Ecohouse Design Guide. - 1. The Form of the House: the Building as an Analogy. - 2. The Environmental Impact of Building Materials / Andre Viljoen and Katrin Bohn. - 3. Detailing the Envelope. - 4. Building-in Soul / Christopher Day. - 5. Ventilation. - 6. Health and Happiness in the Home. - 7. Passive Solar Design. - 8. Photovoltaics. - 9. Solar Hot Water Systems. - 10. Using Water Wisely. - Case Study Introduction: Towards the New Vernacular. - Glossary. - References. - Conversion Factors. - Index.
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Acknowledgements. - Introduction to the Ecohouse Design Guide. - 1. The Form of the House: the Building as an Analogy. - 2. The Environmental Impact of Building Materials / Andre Viljoen and Katrin Bohn. - 3. Detailing the Envelope. - 4. Building-in Soul / Christopher Day. - 5. Ventilation. - 6. Health and Happiness in the Home. - 7. Passive Solar Design. - 8. Photovoltaics. - 9. Solar Hot Water Systems. - 10. Using Water Wisely. - Case Study Introduction: Towards the New Vernacular. - Glossary. - References. - Conversion Factors. - Index.