Sustainable home refurbishment : the Earthscan expert guide to retrofitting homes for efficiency / David Thorpe.

By:

Thorpe, Dave, 1954-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Earthscan expert seriesPublication details: London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2010.Description: xix, 172 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:

9781844078769 (hardback)
1844078760 (hardback)

Subject(s):

Dwellings -- Energy conservation

LOC classification:

TJ163.5.D86 T49 2010

Contents:

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.

Review: "'This is an excellent book - comprehensively researched, powerfully presented and crystal clear. It should be the first stop for anyone seeking objective advice in a field cluttered with misleading claims. I couldn't recommend it more strongly.'-George Monbiot" "'This book should be read by anyone engaged in domestic energy efficiency programmes. It goes back to basics and sets out systematically and incrementally how to approach the refurbishment of existing homes which will result in reduced energy demand and lower bills.'-Jenny Saunders, Chief Executive, National Energy Action, UK" "'We can't recommend this book highly enough. David Thorpe has produced an interesting read whilst managing to also include all the necessary technical energy information. This should be required reading for the capable amateur and the professionally engaged, as well as students and qualified architects.'-Penney Poyzer, campaigner low carbon living and working and Gil Schalom, green architect; co-owners of the pioneering Nottingham ecohome, the UK's first radical eco-retrofit" "'David Thorpe's oh-so-valuable book excellently covers the full spectrum of low impact home refurbishment. It is jam-packed with detail, and rises to the challenge of being both useful and accessible to a range of people from construction professionals to the committed DIYer wanting to crack on in eco-refurb.'-Simon McWhirter, Director, Great British Refurb Campaign" "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 your 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".Summary: "How we can meet the need to cut carbon emissions from dwellings by 80 per cent by 2050." "Projects can apply to apartment blocks, recent builds and older, solid-walled properties." "Enlivened with helpful diagrams and photographs, plus plenty of pointers for further information, it provides a comprehensive resource handbook for any building professional and contractor, students - or any homeowner serious about efficiency (cash and carbon) savings."--BOOK JACKET.

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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:nbsp;

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 eighty percent by 2050.

Projects can apply to apartment blocks, recent builds and older, solid-walled properties. Enlivened with helpful diagrams and photographs, plus plenty of pointers for further information, it provides a comprehensive resource handbook for any building professional and contractor, students - or any homeowner serious about efficiency (cash and carbon) savings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"'This is an excellent book - comprehensively researched, powerfully presented and crystal clear. It should be the first stop for anyone seeking objective advice in a field cluttered with misleading claims. I couldn't recommend it more strongly.'-George Monbiot" "'This book should be read by anyone engaged in domestic energy efficiency programmes. It goes back to basics and sets out systematically and incrementally how to approach the refurbishment of existing homes which will result in reduced energy demand and lower bills.'-Jenny Saunders, Chief Executive, National Energy Action, UK" "'We can't recommend this book highly enough. David Thorpe has produced an interesting read whilst managing to also include all the necessary technical energy information. This should be required reading for the capable amateur and the professionally engaged, as well as students and qualified architects.'-Penney Poyzer, campaigner low carbon living and working and Gil Schalom, green architect; co-owners of the pioneering Nottingham ecohome, the UK's first radical eco-retrofit" "'David Thorpe's oh-so-valuable book excellently covers the full spectrum of low impact home refurbishment. It is jam-packed with detail, and rises to the challenge of being both useful and accessible to a range of people from construction professionals to the committed DIYer wanting to crack on in eco-refurb.'-Simon McWhirter, Director, Great British Refurb Campaign" "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 your 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 per cent by 2050." "Projects can apply to apartment blocks, recent builds and older, solid-walled properties." "Enlivened with helpful diagrams and photographs, plus plenty of pointers for further information, it provides a comprehensive resource handbook for any building professional and contractor, students - or any homeowner serious about efficiency (cash and carbon) savings."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

List of Figures and Tables (p. vii)
Acknowledgements (p. xv)
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations (p. xvii)
Introduction (p. 1)
What works? (p. 2)
Towards which standard? (p. 3)
The challenge of climate change (p. 3)
The economic argument (p. 4)
A lack of research (p. 5)
Calculating CO 2 emissions from buildings (p. 7)
Eco-minimalism (p. 8)
The low carbon renovation challenge (p. 8)
References (p. 9)
1 Airtightness: Reducing Energy Demand for Heating and Cooling (p. 11)
Where does air come in? (p. 11)
Conclusion (p. 20)
2 Insulation Materials (p. 21)
How insulation is described (p. 21)
Insulation materials (p. 26)
Conclusion (p. 40)
References (p. 40)
3 Insulation Strategies (p. 41)
The whole dwelling approach (p. 41)
Insulation element by element (p. 48)
Conclusion (p. 80)
References (p. 80)
4 Going All the Way: Towards Passivhaus (p. 83)
EST's Enhanced Construction Details (p. 83)
Passivhaus standard (p. 86)
The CarbonLite programme (p. 92)
The future (p. 94)
5 Windows and Doors (p. 97)
Doors (p. 97)
Windows (p. 98)
Solar gain (p. 98)
PVC or timber for frames and doors? (p. 102)
Fitting windows and doors (p. 102)
6 Ventilation, Cooling and Heating (p. 105)
Ventilation (p. 106)
Passive cooling (p. 109)
Heating (p. 111)
References (p. 126)
7 Water Management (p. 127)
Minimizing water use (p. 128)
Appliances (p. 133)
Reducing the carbon impact of water use (p. 135)
Water re-use (p. 139)
Conclusion (p. 142)
References (p. 142)
8 Electricity Efficiency and Supply (p. 143)
Energy efficiency: Invisible earnings (p. 143)
Lighting (p. 145)
Renewable electricity (p. 150)
Conclusion (p. 156)
References (p. 157)
9 Contextual Issues (p. 159)
Supply chain (p. 159)
Reducing waste when building and renovating (p. 159)
Reference (p. 168)
Index (p. 169)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

David Thorpe has been the News Editor of Energy and Environmental Management magazine for ten years. Prior to that he was Managing Editor and author at the Centre for Alterative Technology, where he edited The Whole House Book among many other titles. He writes a popular blog - The Low Carbon Kid - and for the Guardian online.