Green building bible. Volume 2 - in depth technical information and data on the strategies and systems needed to create low energy, green buildings

Publication Year

2006

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Provides in-depth design advice for creating low energy, sustainable buildings. It provides easily understood explanations of how low energy buildings need to be designed and how many of the new eco-technologies such as photovoltaics, heat pumps and fuel cells actually work. The book includes advice on building design aspects such as site layout and orientation to maximise solar gain, building envelope and fabric, renewable technologies, environmental factors, lighting strategies, heating and cooling systems etc.

Document History

Superseded by the 2008, 4th edition.

Author

Hall, K. (ed.)

ISBN

9781898130048

Publisher Information