A retro-fit offers many benefits: cutting electricity and heating bills, increasing the resale value of homes, slashing carbon emissions and creating a healthier place to live. This book is the guide to making it happen. It looks at: 

• draught-proofing, insulation and damp



• ventilation, heating and cooling



• electrical efficiency and renewable energy



• water use and re-use



• materials'' life cycles and incorporating nature



• protection from climate change impacts - modelling energy flows and embodied energy



• how we can meet the need to cut carbon emissions from dwellings by eighty percent by 2050.

Projects can apply to apartment blocks, recent builds and older, solid-walled properties.

Enlivened with helpful diagrams and photographs, plus plenty of pointers for further information, it provides a comprehensive resource handbook for any building professional and contractor, students – or any homeowner serious about efficiency (cash and carbon) savings.

Format Häftad Omfång 192 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Taylor & Francis Ltd Utgivningsdatum 2021-03-31 ISBN 9780367787530