Green Building Bible 2nd edition

Contents

Essential information to help you make your home and buildings less harmful to the environment, the community and your family.

Welcome to the 2nd edition of the Green Building Bible ...........6
Green building fundamentals
A concept of green design and construction - John Shore ...................10
Building - the bigger picture - John Garbutt .......................................18
Buyers want homes to be eco-friendly ..............................................23
Material selection - Mark Gorgolewski ...............................................24
Conserving fuel and power - John Garbutt ........................................28
Every house a power station? - David Elliot .......................................32
Building sustainability - Anthony Walker and Sarah Sayce ..................34
An airtight case for green buildings - Paul Jennings ............................38
Re-use and recycle - Mark Gorgolewski ............................................42
Insulation - measuring against common standards - John Garbutt .......46
Home sickness - Anita Bradley ........................................................50
Sick home? Remedy by design - Chris Morgan ..................................58
Green building FAQ’s - Robin Hillier ..................................................64
EcoHomes - Michael Priaulx ............................................................69
Zero energy standards - Bill Dunster ...............................................74
Book review - From A to ZED ..........................................................77
So you want an ecohome! - Keith Hall .............................................78
Eco flagship housing - case study - Damian Bree ..............................82
Smoothing the planning process - Gideon Richards ...........................88
Sustainability in forestry - Jerry Clark .............................................94
Sourcing and using timber - Keith Hall .............................................98
Have confidence in wood windows - Peter Kaczmar .........................100
Sustainable roofing - Jerry Clark ...................................................102
Who goes on green building courses? - Barbara Tremain .................105
Renovation and repair
To renovate or re-develop - Adrian Birch .......................................109
A strategic approach to eco-office renovation - Adrian Birch ............114
Renovating commercial property - Adrian Birch ..............................118
Eco-renovation FAQs - Chris Morton ...............................................122
Tips on eco-extending your home - Chris Morton ............................127
Low impact building
Low impact construction - Chris Morgan .........................................130
Renewable insulation materials - Dave Barton ................................136
The ecological design of timber buildings - Chris Morgan .................140
Modern earth building - Peter Walker ............................................148
Book review - The Natural Plaster Book .........................................151
More about cob - Edward Moss .....................................................152
Straw bale building - Edward Moss ................................................154
Book review - Building with Straw Bales ........................................155
Earthships - Keith Hall ..................................................................156
Book review - Earthships series ....................................................157
The real cost of decoration - Richard Handyside .............................160
Book review - The Natural Paint Book ...........................................163
Choosing and using natural paints - Jamie Anderson .......................164
Energy, water and waste
Maximising daylight and solar gain - Stephen Lowndes ....................171
Solar heating - Barbara Grantham .................................................177
Grant aid for your renewables 180
Benefit from installing photovoltaic (pv) solar panels - Kirk Archibald 182
Water supply and demand management - Stephen Lowndes ............186
Heating your building without fossil fuels - Stephen Lowndes ............192
Heating your home with wood - Keith Hall ......................................197
Energy saving advice for those on low incomes - Ben Bamber .........202
Dealing with grey water and black water - Feidhlim Harty ................204
A review of green building organisations in the UK
Low Impact Living Innitiative ........................................................206
SPONGE .....................................................................................206
Hockerton Housing Project ...........................................................208
Sustainability Works ....................................................................208
Association for Environment Conscious Building .............................209
Forest Stewardship Council ..........................................................210
Scottish Ecological Design Association ...........................................210
Sustainable Homes .....................................................................211
Walter Segal Self Build Trust .......................................................211
Bioregional Development Group ...................................................213
Cornwall Sustainable Building Trust ..............................................213
Centre for Resource Management ................................................213
The Green Register ....................................................................214
RIAS Sustainable Building Design Accredetation ............................214
Resources and useful contacts
Design tools and resources - Nanik Deswani, David Thorpe and Maya Karkour
1. Online tools for the homeowner ................................................216
2. Online tools and resources for the professional ..........................217
3. Practical training and courses ..................................................221
4. Advisory bodies, groups and trade associations .........................222
5. Further reading ......................................................................226
Guide to properties of the most common building insulations...........229
Glossary of terms ......................................................................232
Listings of professionals and tradespeople ....................................234
Listings of products and trade organisations .................................266
Indexes
Index .......................................................................................272
Author profiles ..........................................................................280
Index of advertisers ..................................................................284

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