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1 online resource (x, 172 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part One Principles; Chapter 1 Strategy for Low Emission Refurbishment; Part Two Practice; Chapter 2 Floors; Chapter 3 Walls; Chapter 4 Roofs; Chapter 5 Windows; Chapter 6 Atria and Double Skins; Chapter 7 Mechanical Services and Controls; Chapter 8 Renewable Energy Options; Part Three Case Studies; Chapter 9 The Albatros, Den Helder, The Netherlands; Chapter 10 Lycée Chevrollier, Angers, France; Chapter 11 Daneshill House, Stevenage, UK; Chapter 12 Ministry of Finance Offices, Athens; Chapter 13 The Meyer Hospital, Florence; Appendices. |
| Summary |
The refurbishment of existing buildings is a crucial yet often neglected subject within sustainable architecture; attention is usually focused on new buildings. Many old buildings waste large amounts of energy and provide poor internal conditions for occupants through poor lighting, poor ventilation, solar penetration and glare, and poor control of heating and cooling. Demolition is an option but the refurbishment alternative is increasingly seen as more sustainable in terms of architectural value, materials use, neighbourhood disruption and waste disposal. In addition, the potential impact of. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction.
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Buildings -- Repair and reconstruction. |
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Public buildings -- Repair and reconstruction.
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Public buildings -- Repair and reconstruction. |
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Commercial buildings -- Remodeling.
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Commercial buildings -- Remodeling. |
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Commercial buildings. |
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Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction.
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Sustainable buildings -- Design and construction. |
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Electronic books.
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Public facilities. |
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Baker, Nick (Nick Vashon). Handbook of sustainable refurbishment. London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan co-published with RIBA Publishing, 2009 9781844074860 (DLC) 2009007564 (OCoLC)277203973 |
| ISBN |
9781844074860 (hardback) |
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1844074862 (hardback) |
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9781849770224 (electronic book) |
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1849770220 (electronic book) |
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