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Author Wrigley, Derek F

Title Making your home sustainable : a guide to retrofitting / Derek F. Wrigley
Edition Revised edition
Published Brunswick, Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2012
Brunswick, Vic. : Scribe, 2012

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 WATERFT ART&ARCH  728.370472 Wri/Myh 2012  AVAILABLE
Description 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, plans ; 30 cm
Contents Context -- Recognising retrofitting possibilities -- Free hot water -- Improving windows -- Using wasted sunshine -- Rationalising electricity consumption -- Mass and internal comfort -- Insulation and internal comfort -- Ventilation and internal comfort -- Rationalising water usage -- Making a useful landscape -- The Mawson results -- What if I live in a rented house? -- Who benefits and who pays -- Useful information
Summary This is a practical and easy-to-follow guide for homeowners, builders and architects who are concerned about the effects of climate change and environmental degradation and want to do something about reversing the trend
Analysis Australian
Notes Previous edition: Melbourne : Scribe Publications, 2010
Subject Architecture and energy conservation -- Australia.
Sustainable architecture -- Australia.
ISBN 1921844175 (paperback)
9781921844171