GREEN HOME & BUILDING EBOOK
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"Very useful information for someone who wants to install solar panels. Thank you!" -Julie-Anne Vanzyl, Gold Coast "Great tips, especially about the garden" - My Organic Flower Shop, New Jersey. "Pretty all encompassing!" - Dan Buckley, London Full money back guarantee! GET YOUR COPY OF THE GREEN BUILDING EBOOK NOW from our new eco shop >>
Simple changes to your home can save you energy and money.
Publisher Ecotist is a founding member of the Sustainable Development Commission, the British Government's independent watchdog on sustainable development. 
The book is written and edited by Geoff Davis MA, director of Ecotist Homes, with a section by Ivy Ngeow RIBA, of Ivy Ngeow Architects, an international architectural practice; additional text and research by Aldous Tacoda. Ecotist Homes are a green homes developer based in London. We work with Ivy Ngeow Architects to build high quality sustainable homes and offices. See our new shop for organic cotton baby clothes, adult clothes, and solar powered products and solar panels Ecotist > >
Don't waste your money on buying several expensive eco paper books - and save a tree! (we will never give your email away) Have a look at the chapter list below and ask for one by email. We will also throw in a couple of others. Green book chapters > See full Contents > See Samples page (many images) > 400 pages which are: 257 pages of practical advice for green builders and green buildings, energy saving home improvements, remodelling, refurbishments and DIY. From "Land - finding, buying, planning" via solar panels, solar thermal, wind turbines, foundations, walls, roofing, tiling etc, to "Building end of life issues". 51 pages of general articles including energy and water conservation & saving tips, eco gardening, composting, global warming and climate change, population and ethical shopping 41 pages of sustainable building concepts, government policies, health and safety, UK, US and Australian organisations 51 pages of Architect's advice on general refurbishments With Diary of a Timber Building (construction from brownfield site to home) with 30 pages of photos Dictionary of traditional methods with 255 entries WHO SHOULD BUY IT? Practical advice & ideas for:
An Adobe PDF document which requires a PDF reader: get one here > (we will never give your email away) Have a look at the chapter list below and ask for one by email. We will also throw in a couple of others. Green book chapters > Practical building - 52 chapters Land - finding, buying, planning Site layout Building design Timber buildings Diary of a timber building construction - 30 pages of photos Materials Types of woods Traditional and sustainable building materials dictionary - 255 entries Green roof Solar thermal Solar photovoltaic Heat light and ventilation Foundations External walls and frame structure Internal walls Insulation Robust details (sound) Concrete Crack repair Rendering Plaster Cladding Tiles Roof materials and design Underfloor heating Ventilation Indoor air quality (IAQ) Flooring Soft flooring Carpet Doors Windows and glazing Open spaces, windows, blinds and curtains Frames Paint Wallcoverings and wallpaper Kitchen appliances Water use in houses Water use in construction Earth and Straw as building materials Cob building Cornish hedges Gabions Bankshores Local, renewable or recycled materials Renewable energy and microgeneration Transport Waste and recycling strategy Recycling construction materials Building waste from a construction site Building end of life issues General topics including gardening - 14 chapters DIY green home improvements & Checklist Green and eco gardening Gardens and biodiversity Rewilding, green and eco landscaping Composting in the garden Sparrows and biodiversity Water conservation tips Waste facts Climate change Population Bottled water Ethical shopping and organic cotton A more plant based diet Embedded or embodied energy Articles from Ivy Ngeow Architects - 22 chapters These were published in various magazines 2004-2007. Ivy has written for Marie Clair, Cosmopolitan, Wimbledon Magazine etc. Ten alternative living ideas Bathrooms Bedroom scenes Conservatories The full cupboard of life Decorating walls Home extensions incluiding basements and sub levels Fireplaces Furnished for good Garage as a sculpture studio (with sculptor Sam Loggie) Giving new life to an old house (refurbishment, remodelling) Hard landscaping Home offices Kitchen makeover Lofts - Going up in the world - 1 Lofts - Going up in the world - 2 Malaysian house - project planning and design Open plan living Saving energy Summerhouses (with author Penny Faith) Out on the tiles (indoor tiling) Windows Background to sustainable building - 16 chapters Sustainable buildings - figures and basic concepts Who benefits from sustainable buildings Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) - and BRE Ecohomes When to specify green building Ecotist homes Zero emissions and UK stamp duty Home Improvement Packs (HIPs) Building insurance and guarantees Health and safety plans, CDM, COSHH Why use an Architect Women in construction UK Government climate change and public opinion statistics UK Government plans UK green building organisations USA green building organisations Australian green building organisations An Adobe PDF document which requires a PDF reader: get one here > (we will never give your email away) Have a look at the chapter list below and ask for one by email. We will also throw in a couple of others. Green book chapters > < GO TO MAIN ORGANIC COTTON CLOTHES BABY CLOTHES AND SOLAR SHOP > |
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