Innovative houses : concepts for sustainable living / Avi Friedman.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Laurence King Publishing, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 256 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 1780672934
- 9781780672939
- 728.047 23
- TH4860 .F6795 2013
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 728.047 FRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A516139B |
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728.047 BRO Houses : modern natural, natural modern / | 728.047 COS Green homes / | 728.047 FOS Sustainable residential interiors / | 728.047 FRI Innovative houses : concepts for sustainable living / | 728.047 FRI Sustainable : houses with small footprints / | 728.047 PAR Small eco houses : living green in style / | 728.047 PEA The natural house book / |
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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