Sustainable Home Refurbishment: The Earthscan Expert Guide to Retrofitting Homes for Efficiency

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. Read more... 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