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Traditional construction for sustainable new building [electronic resource] / Carole Ryan.

By: Publication details: London ; New York : Spon Press, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (x, 373 p.) : illISBN:
  • 9780203895504 (ebk : PDF)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No title; No title; No title; No titleDDC classification:
  • 690.0286
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print edition.
Contents:
1. The natural way of life and the traditional house, its inception and demise -- 2. Traditional building materials, their sustainability, and the contrast with modern materials -- 3. Traditional sustainable building construction-- ancient and modern -- 4. Thermal performance and the breathing wall -- 5. Climate, site, and thermal performance -- 6. The role of the building regulations in the sustainability of traditional building construction -- 7. The pathology of traditional buildings.
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Main Collection Taylor's Library - Perpetual(TU) 690.0286 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) e-book SABDx,23002,03,CL,PPT

Includes bibliographical references (p. 358-361) and index.

1. The natural way of life and the traditional house, its inception and demise -- 2. Traditional building materials, their sustainability, and the contrast with modern materials -- 3. Traditional sustainable building construction-- ancient and modern -- 4. Thermal performance and the breathing wall -- 5. Climate, site, and thermal performance -- 6. The role of the building regulations in the sustainability of traditional building construction -- 7. The pathology of traditional buildings.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.