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The new autonomous house : design and planning for sustainability.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London Thames and Hudson 2000Description: 256p. ; 24cmISBN:
  • 0500341761
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 691
Summary: The new autonomous house records the building of a house based on the principles of sustainable resources in the small town of Southwell. As specialists in green architecture, the aim of the Vales was to create an environmentally friendly four-bedroom residence. They document the philosophy, design and construction of a building without mains water or sewerage, but with the means to produce power from the sun, and the facilities to collect drinking water from the rain.
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The new autonomous house records the building of a house based on the principles of sustainable resources in the small town of Southwell. As specialists in green architecture, the aim of the Vales was to create an environmentally friendly four-bedroom residence. They document the philosophy, design and construction of a building without mains water or sewerage, but with the means to produce power from the sun, and the facilities to collect drinking water from the rain.