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The Eco-Home Design Guide: Principles and Practice for New-Build and Retrofit
Christoper Day
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Description for The Eco-Home Design Guide: Principles and Practice for New-Build and Retrofit
Paperback. Christopher Day draws on his extensive experience to explain the key principles of eco-home design, focussing on natural methods rather than expensive technology. Series: Sustainable Building. Num Pages: 256 pages, 75 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; TNK; TNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 255 x 31. Weight in Grams: 834.
Designing an eco home is much more about working with your house's plce and situation than relying in intrusive technology and hi-tech mateirals. In this book, Christopher Day draws on his extensive experience to explain the key principles of eco-home design, using common-sense methods to create a pleasant, comfortable and healthy home. With beautifully simple hand-drawn illustrations, Christopher takes you through: - Using the local topography, combined with landscaping, to improve your home's microclimate - Designing to keep your home dry and ... Read more
Designing an eco home is much more about working with your house's plce and situation than relying in intrusive technology and hi-tech mateirals. In this book, Christopher Day draws on his extensive experience to explain the key principles of eco-home design, using common-sense methods to create a pleasant, comfortable and healthy home. With beautifully simple hand-drawn illustrations, Christopher takes you through: - Using the local topography, combined with landscaping, to improve your home's microclimate - Designing to keep your home dry and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Green Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Sustainable Building
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Totnes, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857843050
SKU
V9780857843050
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Christoper Day
Christopher Day has studied architecture and sculpture and has been committed to eco-architecture and an ecological lifestyle since the 1970s. He has received four design awards, including a Prince of Wales Award, for his work on eco-houses and Steiner schools. He pioneered a consensus design method, which has now been used in over 60 projects. ... Read more
Reviews for The Eco-Home Design Guide: Principles and Practice for New-Build and Retrofit
You could hardly find a better man to lead you through the challenging process of creating an eco home from scratch, or of renovating an existing building to meet eco criteria.
Angela Neustatter, journalist and author of A Home for the Heart In The Eco-Home Design Guide, Christopher Day makes the technical simple even for non-scientific readers. ... Read more
Angela Neustatter, journalist and author of A Home for the Heart In The Eco-Home Design Guide, Christopher Day makes the technical simple even for non-scientific readers. ... Read more