eco house. third edition

Ecohouse 3rd Edition | 2007 | Architectural Press

  • Sue Roaf, PhD, Architectural Consultant and Visiting Professor at Arizona State University, US and The Open University, UK


Description

  • Learn how to incorporate the latest renewable technologies into your designs
  • Information on the latest low impact building materials such as lime, earth and hemp will allow you to make the best choice for your project
  • Case studies from across the globe have been added to inspire you with real-life examples of how to make an ecohouse work


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Ecohouse book cover
  Binding: Paperback
Extent: 488 pages
Format: 219 X 276 mm
ISBN-10: 0-7506-6903-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-6903-0

The best selling ecohouse continues to be both a technical guide and an inspiration for thousands of architects, designers, developers and eco-builders all over the world.

This edition has been expanded to include advice on powering Ecohouses using renewable energy - including wind, micro hydro and heat pumps - and an introduction to low impact building materials such as lime, earth and hemp. New case studies from across the globe have been added to inspire readers with real life examples of how to make an Ecohouse work.

’Ecohouses are not luxuries, but necessities, critical to the survival of the biosphere. This book will help you make the transition.’
George Monbiot, author and columnist

Ecohouse is an invaluable and in depth resource for anybody wishing to get to grips with the issues of sustainability and domestic design. If you plan to build homes for the future, you really should be reading this book.’
Oliver Heath, Blustin Heath Design