Christopher Day

The Eco-Home Design Guide (eBook, PDF)

Principles and practice for new-build and retrofit

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The key principles of designing a pleasant, comfortable and healthy eco-home, with a foreword written by HRH The Prince of Wales, now King Charles III. Designing an eco-home is much more about working with your house's location and situation than relying on intrusive technology and hi-tech materials. With the soaring energy bills and the climate crisis, it is now more important than ever to invest in a home that is considerate of keeping heat in. In this handbook, architect Christopher Day draws on his extensive experience to explain the key principles of eco-home design, using common-sense methods. Packed full of practical information, it includes several case studies of eco-homes, reviewing (with hindsight) what worked well and what could have been better. There is also guidance on how to generate energy, upgrading old buildings, and site planning. With beautifully hand-drawn illustrations, Christopher explores how to use local topography, combined with landscaping, to improve your home's microclimate and keep your house dry and warm in the winter, and cool in the summer. There are also handy tips on how to minimise hidden environmental impacts, and ideas on ways to make your home a safe and healthy place, both emotionally and physically. The Eco-Home Design Guide is essential for anyone who wants to create a attractive, environmentally friendly home that is in harmony with its location.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857843074
• Artikelnr.: 68391286

Autorenporträt

Christopher Day has been committed to eco-architecture and an ecological lifestyle since the 1970s. He has received four design awards, including a Prince of Wales Award, for his work on eco-houses and Steiner schools. Having studied architecture and sculpture, Christopher pioneered a consensus design method, which has now been used in over 60 projects.

As a designer, consultant, lecturer and teacher, Christopher has worked in 20 different countries from California, USA to New Zealand, managing the construction of 150+ eco-homes across many income-level cultures and climates. Continuing to work despite being disabled for the last fifteen years, Christopher has developed a further specialism in adapting environmentally friendly buildings for disabled residents.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Note on quantities
Brief biography
Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales
Introduction
Why Issues
Why have an eco-home?
Where Issues
Climate and microclimatic considerations
New-build site choice and planning
Choosing an old building to eco-upgrade
How Issues
Keeping warm: minimising fabric heat loss
Keeping warm: airtightness issues
Keeping warm: heating
Keeping dry
Keeping warm and dry: implications for different types of construction
Keeping old buildings warm, cool and dry
Keeping cool
Keeping healthy: physical aspects
Keeping healthy: spirit and soul
Keeping the home safe
Whole-life access
What issues
Minimising hidden environmental impacts
Generating energy
When and who issues
Sequence of action and by whom?
Eco-building and eco-renovation: learning and doing
Appendices
Index