Description

The new edition of The Green Building Bible Volume 2 builds upon the great success of the previous edition. The main focus is still on optimising design and build methods to reduce energy consumption, but it also deals with the related challenges of minimising carbon emissions, so the reader becomes fully informed in the technical aspects of optimising energy efficiency in buildings.

This book is the technical companion of Volume 1 which will help professionals, tradespeople and the green building enthusiast alike to put the ideas raised in volume 1 into practice. click here The book has been completely updated and extended with new sections on glazing systems, conservatories, post occupancy evaluation, hydrogen and fuel cells, biomass heating systems, thermal mass, optimum insulation thickness, whole life costing and embodied energy and heat pumps. It offers comprehensive information, in a clear full colour design, with numerous supporting graphic images and a host of useful data that is certain to help anyone interested in protecting the planet and reducing their fuel bills at the same time.