Essential Sustainable Home Design
New Society Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-86571-850-0 (ISBN)
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Design Your Dream Sustainable Home with Confidence
Part of the Sustainable Building Essentials series, Essential Sustainable Home Design is the complete guide to envisioning, planning, and designing a high-performance, environmentally friendly home. Learn how to turn your ideas into a practical, buildable plan while maximizing energy efficiency, durability, and comfort.
What You'll Learn
Clarify Your Vision: Define goals, priorities, and pathways to bring your sustainable home project to life.
Smart Decision-making: Use a criteria matrix to compare materials, systems, and design options for optimal performance and environmental impact.
Integrated Team Approach: Work effectively with architects, designers, engineers, and code officials to keep your project on track.
High-performance Building Science: Understand the fundamentals of thermal comfort, energy efficiency, moisture management, and durability to inform design choices.
Practical Planning Tools: Streamline logistics, material sourcing, budgeting, and construction protocols to turn vision into reality.
Material and System Guidance: One-page summaries and ratings of popular sustainable building materials and systems help you make informed, confident decisions.
Written by Chris Magwood, a leading sustainable building expert, this guide blends practical methods, design strategies, and building science for both DIY homebuilders and professionals. Whether designing from scratch or improving existing plans, this handbook gives you the confidence and tools to create a truly sustainable home.
Explore the full Sustainable Building Essentials series for practical, illustrated guidance on natural building techniques, high-performance walls, and sustainable construction systems.
Chris Magwood has designed and built some of the most innovative, sustainable buildings in North America. He created the Sustainable Building Design and Construction program at Fleming College in 2005, and co-founded and directs the Endeavour Centre for Innovative Building and Living. Chris is the author of 3 previous books on sustainable building including Straw Bale Details and More Straw Bale Building .
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Introduction
Section 1: Developing a New Approach
Chapter 2: Decision-Making
Chapter 3: Defining Goals and Criteria
Chapter 4: Rating Systems and Product Guides
Chapter 5: Criteria Matrix
Chapter 6: Building Science Basics
Chapter 7: The Design Game
Chapter 8: Creating a Design/Build Team
Chapter 9: The Regulatory System
Section 2: Materials and Systems
Chapter 10: Structural Materials
Structural Materials: Foundations
Structural Materials: Walls
Structural Wall Systems
Wall Insulation
Wall Cladding
Roofing
Flooring
Surface finishes
Chapter 11: Mechanical Systems
Mechanical Systems: Water
Mechanical Systems: Wastewater
Mechanical Systems: Electrical Generation
Mechanical Systems: HVAC
Chapter 12: Conclusion
Endnotes
Resources for Further Research
Index
About the Author
A Note About the Publisher
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.08.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Sustainable Building Essentials Series |
| Verlagsort | Gabriola Island |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 415 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Hausbau / Einrichten / Renovieren |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| Technik ► Bauwesen | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-86571-850-4 / 0865718504 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-86571-850-0 / 9780865718500 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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