ECOHOUSE: A DESIGN GUIDE

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ECOHOUSE: A DESIGN GUIDE

Author: Sue Roaf, Manuel Fuentes, Stephanie Thomas | Size: 6.16 MB | Format: PDF | Publisher: Elsevier | Year: 2001 | pages: 353 | ISBN: 0 7506 4904 6

Editorial Reviews
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'It's great to read a book with a no-nonsense message'
The Architectural Review

'Sue Roaf has been able to show wonderful examples of climate-sensitive design from around the world. She addresses the architectural issues head on. The book is a good read, wonderfully illustrated and full of inspiration for the eco-enthusiast or self builder.'
5-star Amazon customer review

'At no time did I feel that the presentation was dry; the text is well supported by diagrams, photographs and technical drawings...The information is never less than practical and so far I have not come across a better way to grasp the subtleties and contradictions of what makes an ecohouse.'
5-star Amazon customer review

'I was prepared to find some of the sections a bit too techie, but in fact was riveted from start to finish. Very well written throughout and the case studies are fantastic.'
5-star Amazon customer review

'One of the best reference guides to the issues in designing an ecohome.'
The Lecturer
Book Description
New edition of this popular "how to" guide includes the latest on environmentally friendly design --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Product Description
Ecohouse is an exciting and timely text that tells you how to design low energy, environmentally friendly buildings today. It also provides the foundations for building design in a warming world, and stepping stones towards the zero-carbon emission buildings of tomorrow.

Sue Roaf is famed for her approach to design and her awareness of energy efficiency. Here she reveals the concepts, structures and techniques that lie behind the realization of her ideals. By using her own house as a case-study Roaf guides the reader through the ideas for energy efficient design or 'eco design'.

This guide to the ecohouse also explores 21 case-studies from around the world, from Norway and Sweden to India and Japan, Argentina and Mexico. Chapters by Christopher Day, Katerine Bohn and Andre Viljoen on ecological building materials and methods and a contribution by Robert and Brenda Vale - all experts in this field

Ecohouse has a regularly updated companion web site providing further information on all issues relating to Ecohouse and eco design. Log on to www.bh.com/companions/ecohouse for a direct link.


* Learn about the key issues of form and construction in Eco house design
* Gain an understanding of building materials and their energy and environmental impacts - now essential for both student and practitioner
* Theory is shown in practice with 21 case-studies from around the world
From the Publisher
Sue Roaf is famed for her approach to design and her awareness of energy efficiency. Here she reveals the concepts, structures and techniques that lie behind the realization of her ideals. By using her own house as a case-study Roaf guides the reader through the ideas for energy efficient design or 'eco design'.This guide to the ecohouse also explores 21 case-studies from around the world, from Norway and Sweden to India and Japan, Argentina and Mexico. Chapters by Christopher Day, Katerine Bohn and Andre Viljoen on ecological building materials and methods and a contribution by Robert and Brenda Vale - all experts in this fieldEcohouse has a regularly updated companion web site providing further information on all issues relating to Ecohouse and eco design.
From the Back Cover
This second edition of the Ecohouse design guide outlines the key issues, strategies and design solutions for designers and self-builders who want to build low energy, low impact homes.

At a time when fossil fuel energy prices are soaring and the impacts of climate change are beginning to bite, no one should begin to design a 21st century house without understanding the lessons of this timely and exciting book.

Hot topics covered include materials, insulation, thermal mass, natural ventilation, infiltration, solar design systems and water conservation. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
About the Author
Sue Roaf is Professor of Architectural Engineering at Heriot Watt University and Visiting Professor at the Open University. She publishes widely on traditional; technologies, sustainable buildings, ecohouse design and adapting buildings and cities for climate change. She designed and lives in the Oxford Ecohouse, the first UK building with a photovoltaic roof and does much to promote resilient low impact buildings through the conferences she organises on Solar Cities, Carbon Counting, Architectural Education, Thermal Comfort and Post Occupancy Evaluation. She is currently co-chairing the Westminster and Scottish Carbon Accounting Groups with Colin Challen MP and Sarah Boyak MSP.

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