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BL
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799929
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b619988
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David Thorpe.
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Sustainable home refurbishment : : the Earthscan expert guide to retrofitting homes for efficiency\ David Thorpe.
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| Publication Statement
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London ; Washington, DC: Earthscan, 2010
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| Series Statement
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Earthscan expert series.
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(xix, 172 pages) : color illustrations
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| ISBN
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1844078760
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: 1849776520
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: 9781844078769
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: 9781849776523
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| Contents
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Airtightness: reducing energy demand for heating and cooling --; Insulation materials --; Insulation strategies --; Going all the way : towards passivhaus --; Windows and doors --; Ventilation, cooling and heating --; Water management --; Electricity efficiency and supply --; Contextual issues.
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A retro-fit offers many benefits: cutting electricity and heating bills, increasing the resale value of homes, slashing carbon emissions and creating a healthier place to live. This book is the guide to making it happen. It looks at:-draught-proofing, insulation and damp -ventilation, heating and cooling-electrical efficiency and renewable energy -water use and re-use-materials' life cycles and incorporating nature-protection from climate change impacts-modelling energy flows and embodied energy-how we can meet the need to cut carbon emissions from dwellings by 80% by 2050. Projects can apply t.
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Domestic architecture.
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Dwellings -- Energy conservation.
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HOUSE HOME -- Do-It-Yourself -- Plumbing.
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TJ163.5.D86D385 2010
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Dave Thorpe
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