Designing an eco home is much more about working with your house's place and situation than relying on intrusive technology and hi-tech materials. In this book, Christopher Day draws on his extensive experience to explain the key principles of eco-home design, using common-sense methods to create a pleasant, comfortable and healthy home.
With beautifully simple hand-drawn illustrations, Christopher takes you through:
- Using the local topography, combined with landscaping, to improve your home's microclimate
- Designing to keep your home dry and warm in the winter, and cool in the summer
- Minimizing hidden environmental impacts
- Making the house safe and healthy, both emotionally and physicallyThe book includes several case studies of eco hoomes, reviewing (with hindsight) what worked well and what could have been better.
- ISBN13 9780857843074
- Publish Date 29 October 2015
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Green Books
- Format eBook
- Pages 256
- Language English