WILEY LOW IMPACT BUILDING HOUSING USING RENEWABLE MATERIALS 2013 RETAIL EBOOK-kE

TITLE: LOW IMPACT BUILDING: HOUSING USING RENEWABLE

MATERIALS

PUBLISHER: WILEY LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

LINK: http://is.gd/g1dsd0 RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL

FORMAT: PDF RELEASE DATE: 2014.05.27

ISBN: 9781444336603 STORE DATE: 2013

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AUTHOR: TOM WOOLLEY



BOOK



This guide to the designs, technologies and materials that really

make green buildings work will help architects, specifiers and

clients make informed choices, based on reliable technical

information



Low Impact Building: Housing using Renewable Materials is about

changing the way we build houses to reduce their 'carbon'

footprint and to minimise environmental damage. One of the ways

this can be done is by reducing the energy and environmental

impact of the materials and resources used to construct buildings

by choosing alternative products and systems. In particular, we

need to recognise the potential for using natural and renewable

construction materials as a way to reduce both carbon emissions

but also build in a more benign and healthy way. This book is an

account of some attempts to introduce this into mainstream house

construction and the problems and obstacles that need to be

overcome to gain wider acceptance of genuinely environmental

construction methods



The book explores the nature of renewable materials in depth:

where do they come from, what are they made of and how do they

get into the construction supply chain? The difference between

artisan and self-build materials like earth and straw, and more

highly processed and manufactured products such as wood fibre

insulation boards is explored



The author then gives an account of the Renewable House Programme

in the UK explaining how it came about and how it was funded and

managed by Government agencies. He analyses 12 case studies of

projects from the Programme, setting out the design and methods

of construction, buildability, environmental assessment tools

used in the design, performance in terms of energy, air

tightness, carbon footprint and post-occupancy issues



The policy context of energy and sustainability in the UK, Europe

and the rest of the world is subjected to a critical examination

to show how this affects the use of natural and renewable

materials in the market for insulation and other construction

materials. The debate over energy usage and embodied energy is

discussed, as this is central to the reason why even many

environmentally progressive people ignore the case for natural

and renewable materials



The book offers a discussion of building physics and science

considering energy performance, moisture, durability, health and

similar issues. A critical evaluation of assessment

accreditation and labelling of materials and green buildings is

central to this as well as a review of some of the key research

in the field