Whole building handbook : how to design healthy, efficient and sustainable buildings. Tr. by Susanne Kredenster and Miles Goldstick
Bokalders, Varis
Whole building handbook : how to design healthy, efficient and sustainable buildings. Tr. by Susanne Kredenster and Miles Goldstick - London Earthscan 2010 - xii,689p.
CONTENTS Introduction ix 1 Healthy Buildings 1 1.1Materials and Construction Methods 5 1.1.0 Selection of materials 6 1.1.1 Criteria for selection of materials 9 1.1.2 Knowledge of materials 14 1.1.3 Assessment of materials 28 1.1.4 Choosing a construction method 101 1.2Services 111 1.2.0 Interior climate 112 1.2.1 Ventilation 117 1.2.2 Electrical services 144 1.2.3 Plumbing 155 1.2.4 Heating systems 162 1.3Construction 171 1.3.0 Build correctly from the start 172 1.3.1 Damp 174 1.3.2 Radon 178 1.3.3 Sound and noise 182 1.3.4 Ease of cleaning 187 1.4Implementation 193 1.4.0 Environmental management 194 1.4.1 Planning and procurement 198 1.4.2 Economics 211 1.4.3 The construction site 215 1.4.4 Recycling construction materials 219 2 Conservation 225 2.1 Heating and Cooling 232 2.1.0 Heating efficiency 233 2.1.1 Insulation 248 2.1.2 Windows 254 2.1.3 Heat recovery 264 2.1.4 Architecture 269 2.2Efficient Use of Electricity 284 2.2.0 Use of electricity 285 2.2.1 Appliances 288 2.2.2 Lighting 296 2.2.3 Electrical devices 306 2.2.4 Getting things done without electricity 309 2.3Clean Water 317 2.3.0 Water use 318 2.3.1Water-saving technology 321 2.3.2 Hot water 327 2.3.3 Water supply 331 2.3.4 Water purification 341 2.4Waste 345 2.4.0 Waste from human activity 346 2.4.1Waste sorting 352 2.4.2 Composting 358 2.4.3 Recycling 362 2.4.4 Ecological design 368 3 Ecocycles 371 3.1 Renewable Heat 376 3.1.0 Biomass, solar energy and accumulation tanks 377 3.1.1 Bioenergy 383 3.1.2 Solar heating 398 3.1.3 Heat pumps 404 3.1.4 Cooling buildings 411 3.2 Renewable Electricity 416 3.2.0 Production of electricity in a sustainable society 417 3.2.1 Combined heat and power with biomass 423 3.2.2 Hydropower 427 3.2.3 Wind and wave power 431 3.2.4 Solar cells 436 3.3 Sewage 447 3.3.0 Sewage in ecological cycles 448 3.3.1 Sewage separation at the source 451 3.3.2 Technological methods of purification 461 3.3.3 Natural methods of purification 466 3.3.4 Nutrient recycling 471 3.4 Vegetation and Cultivation 479 3.4.0 Permaculture 480 3.4.1 Vegetation structures 484 3.4.2 Vegetation on and in buildings 490 3.4.3 Gardens 496 3.4.4 Ecological agriculture and forestry 503 4 Place511 4.1 Adaptation to Natural Surroundings 4.1.0 Local conditions 4.1.1 Geology and topography 4.1.2 Hydrology 4.1.3 Flora and fauna 4.1.4 Adaptation to climate 4.2 The Social Fabric 4.2.0 The sustainable municipality 4.2.1 Traffic 4.2.2 The holistic town 4.2.3 Town-country 4.2.4 Cultural values 4.3Existing Buildings 611 4.3.0 The use phase 612 4.3.1 Operation and management 615 4.3.2 Energy conservation 618 4.3.3 Decontamination 625 4.3.4 Rebuilding 629 4.4People 643 4.4.0 People's needs 644 4.4.1 Comfort 648 4.4.2 Room for everyone 652 4.4.3 Participation 655 4.4.4 Beauty 660 Bibliography 671
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Whole building handbook : how to design healthy, efficient and sustainable buildings. Tr. by Susanne Kredenster and Miles Goldstick - London Earthscan 2010 - xii,689p.
CONTENTS Introduction ix 1 Healthy Buildings 1 1.1Materials and Construction Methods 5 1.1.0 Selection of materials 6 1.1.1 Criteria for selection of materials 9 1.1.2 Knowledge of materials 14 1.1.3 Assessment of materials 28 1.1.4 Choosing a construction method 101 1.2Services 111 1.2.0 Interior climate 112 1.2.1 Ventilation 117 1.2.2 Electrical services 144 1.2.3 Plumbing 155 1.2.4 Heating systems 162 1.3Construction 171 1.3.0 Build correctly from the start 172 1.3.1 Damp 174 1.3.2 Radon 178 1.3.3 Sound and noise 182 1.3.4 Ease of cleaning 187 1.4Implementation 193 1.4.0 Environmental management 194 1.4.1 Planning and procurement 198 1.4.2 Economics 211 1.4.3 The construction site 215 1.4.4 Recycling construction materials 219 2 Conservation 225 2.1 Heating and Cooling 232 2.1.0 Heating efficiency 233 2.1.1 Insulation 248 2.1.2 Windows 254 2.1.3 Heat recovery 264 2.1.4 Architecture 269 2.2Efficient Use of Electricity 284 2.2.0 Use of electricity 285 2.2.1 Appliances 288 2.2.2 Lighting 296 2.2.3 Electrical devices 306 2.2.4 Getting things done without electricity 309 2.3Clean Water 317 2.3.0 Water use 318 2.3.1Water-saving technology 321 2.3.2 Hot water 327 2.3.3 Water supply 331 2.3.4 Water purification 341 2.4Waste 345 2.4.0 Waste from human activity 346 2.4.1Waste sorting 352 2.4.2 Composting 358 2.4.3 Recycling 362 2.4.4 Ecological design 368 3 Ecocycles 371 3.1 Renewable Heat 376 3.1.0 Biomass, solar energy and accumulation tanks 377 3.1.1 Bioenergy 383 3.1.2 Solar heating 398 3.1.3 Heat pumps 404 3.1.4 Cooling buildings 411 3.2 Renewable Electricity 416 3.2.0 Production of electricity in a sustainable society 417 3.2.1 Combined heat and power with biomass 423 3.2.2 Hydropower 427 3.2.3 Wind and wave power 431 3.2.4 Solar cells 436 3.3 Sewage 447 3.3.0 Sewage in ecological cycles 448 3.3.1 Sewage separation at the source 451 3.3.2 Technological methods of purification 461 3.3.3 Natural methods of purification 466 3.3.4 Nutrient recycling 471 3.4 Vegetation and Cultivation 479 3.4.0 Permaculture 480 3.4.1 Vegetation structures 484 3.4.2 Vegetation on and in buildings 490 3.4.3 Gardens 496 3.4.4 Ecological agriculture and forestry 503 4 Place511 4.1 Adaptation to Natural Surroundings 4.1.0 Local conditions 4.1.1 Geology and topography 4.1.2 Hydrology 4.1.3 Flora and fauna 4.1.4 Adaptation to climate 4.2 The Social Fabric 4.2.0 The sustainable municipality 4.2.1 Traffic 4.2.2 The holistic town 4.2.3 Town-country 4.2.4 Cultural values 4.3Existing Buildings 611 4.3.0 The use phase 612 4.3.1 Operation and management 615 4.3.2 Energy conservation 618 4.3.3 Decontamination 625 4.3.4 Rebuilding 629 4.4People 643 4.4.0 People's needs 644 4.4.1 Comfort 648 4.4.2 Room for everyone 652 4.4.3 Participation 655 4.4.4 Beauty 660 Bibliography 671
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