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Innovative houses : concepts for sustainable living / Avi Friedman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 256 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1780672934
  • 9781780672939
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 728.047 23
LOC classification:
  • TH4860 .F6795 2013
Contents:
Section 1. Demographic and social trends -- Live-work residences -- Ageing in place -- Multigenerational living -- Small homes -- Section 2. Design and production methods -- Adaptable houses -- Growing homes -- Prefabricated dwellings -- Narrow houses -- Plug and play designs -- Healthy indoor environments -- Section 3. Energy and resource efficiency -- Net-zero dwellings -- Designing for passive solar gain -- Active solar-powered dwellings -- Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems -- Building with recycled materials -- Water-efficient dwellings -- Green roofs -- Section 4. Innovative landscaping -- Designing with nature -- Edible landscaping -- Xeriscaped outdoor spaces.
Summary: "Divided into four broad areas, tightly focused thematic chapters look at 20 topics such as live/work; adaptable housing; prefabrication; water efficiency; green roofs; innovative landscaping. Each chapter includes an overview that lays out principles, methods, and practices, and a close look at houses that embrace these."--Page 4 of cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1. Demographic and social trends -- Live-work residences -- Ageing in place -- Multigenerational living -- Small homes -- Section 2. Design and production methods -- Adaptable houses -- Growing homes -- Prefabricated dwellings -- Narrow houses -- Plug and play designs -- Healthy indoor environments -- Section 3. Energy and resource efficiency -- Net-zero dwellings -- Designing for passive solar gain -- Active solar-powered dwellings -- Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems -- Building with recycled materials -- Water-efficient dwellings -- Green roofs -- Section 4. Innovative landscaping -- Designing with nature -- Edible landscaping -- Xeriscaped outdoor spaces.

"Divided into four broad areas, tightly focused thematic chapters look at 20 topics such as live/work; adaptable housing; prefabrication; water efficiency; green roofs; innovative landscaping. Each chapter includes an overview that lays out principles, methods, and practices, and a close look at houses that embrace these."--Page 4 of cover.

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