The handbook of sustainable refurbishment : non-domestic buildings

The handbook of sustainable refurbishment : non-domestic buildings /

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...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Baker, Nick (Nick Vashon)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009
Subjects:
Buildings > Repair and reconstruction.
Public buildings > Repair and reconstruction.
Commercial buildings > Remodeling.
Sustainable buildings > Design and construction.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of 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 LycĂ©e Chevrollier, Angers, France; Chapter 11 Daneshill House, Stevenage, UK; Chapter 12 Ministry of Finance Offices, Athens; Chapter 13 The Meyer Hospital, Florence; Appendices.

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