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The green building bible all you need to know about ecobuilding volume one

Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Llandysul Green Building Press 2006Edition: 3rd edDescription: 466p. ill. 25cmISBN:
  • 9781898130031
  • 1898130305
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 691 $2 18
Partial contents:
Introduction -- Trends and direction -- Fundamentals -- Greening the home -- Greening commercial -- Building styles and systems -- Products and materials -- Outdoors -- Listings - Appendices and index
Summary: Provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the green building movement in the UK. Subjects covered include: material selection; thermal insulation; buying an eco-home; sourcing sustainable timber; natural paints; heating an eco-home; solar heating; sustainable roofing; and air tightness of buildings. Offers advice and guidance on obtaining grants for renewable energy installations and other environmental initiatives. Includes listings of green building professionals, trades people, product suppliers and organisations.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Book London Books 691 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 30074007

Introduction -- Trends and direction -- Fundamentals -- Greening the home -- Greening commercial -- Building styles and systems -- Products and materials -- Outdoors -- Listings - Appendices and index

Provides a comprehensive and practical introduction to the green building movement in the UK. Subjects covered include: material selection; thermal insulation; buying an eco-home; sourcing sustainable timber; natural paints; heating an eco-home; solar heating; sustainable roofing; and air tightness of buildings. Offers advice and guidance on obtaining grants for renewable energy installations and other environmental initiatives. Includes listings of green building professionals, trades people, product suppliers and organisations.