Description: Brand new hardcover 2nd edition of this authoritative guide to sustainable retrofitting of old homes. UK focus but has practical advice on all aspects of remodeling.Well illustrated in full color throughout. How can we make old houses energy efficient without devaluing future sustainability? And how can we do so without compromising their appeal and character?This practical and essential guide to retrofitting for energy efficiency seeks to provide answers to this and other questions homeowners of old houses are asking. Whether your house is medieval and timber-framed or a Georgian, Victorian or Edwardian terrace, it can be made more energy efficient and sustainable. This practical, comprehensive and fully illustrated handbook will show you how. Revised and updated throughout, and with a foreword by Kevin McCloud, Old House Eco Handbook includes chapters on the building envelope; roofs and ceilings; windows and doors; walls; floors; paints; energy, air and water; plus a brand new chapter on retrofit materials.In association with The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, this is a must have for owners of old houses looking to make their homes more energy efficient and sustainable.
Price: 30 USD
Location: Bridgton, Maine
End Time: 2025-02-06T13:39:16.000Z
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Book Title: Old House Eco Handbook
Signed: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group UK
Item Length: 10.8 in
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: 2
Publication Year: 2019
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Item Height: 0.8 in
Author: Roger Hunt, Marianne Suhr
Features: Illustrated, Revised
Genre: Architecture, House & Home, Remodeling
Topic: Restoration, Sustainable Living, Remodeling & Renovation, Historic Preservation / General, Energy Efficiency, Homesteading
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Item Weight: 2 lb 10 0z
Item Width: 10.1 in
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
