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The book is written and edited by Geoff Davis MA, director of Ecotist Homes, with a section by Ivy Ngeow RIBA, of Ivy Ngeow Architects, an international architectural practice; additional text and research by Aldous Tacoda. Ecotist Homes are a green homes developer based in London. We work with Ivy Ngeow Architects to build high quality sustainable homes and offices.
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257 pages of practical advice for green builders and green buildings, energy saving home improvements, remodelling, refurbishments and DIY. From "Land - finding, buying, planning" via solar panels, solar thermal, wind turbines, foundations, walls, roofing, tiling etc, to "Building end of life issues".
51 pages of general articles including energy and water conservation & saving tips, eco gardening, composting, global warming and climate change, population and ethical shopping
41 pages of sustainable building concepts, government policies, health and safety,
UK, US and Australian organisations
51 pages of Architect's advice on general refurbishments
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Dictionary of traditional methods with 255 entries
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CONTENTS
Practical building - 52 chapters
Land - finding, buying, planning
Site layout
Building design
Timber buildings
Diary of a timber building construction - 30 pages of photos
Materials
Types of woods
Traditional and sustainable building materials dictionary - 255 entries
Green roof
Solar thermal
Solar photovoltaic
Heat light and ventilation
Foundations
External walls and frame structure
Internal walls
Insulation
Robust details (sound)
Concrete
Crack repair
Rendering
Plaster
Cladding
Tiles
Roof materials and design
Underfloor heating
Ventilation
Indoor air quality (IAQ)
Flooring
Soft flooring
Carpet
Doors
Windows and glazing
Open spaces, windows, blinds and curtains
Frames
Paint
Wallcoverings and wallpaper
Kitchen appliances
Water use in houses
Water use in construction
Earth and Straw as building materials
Cob building
Cornish hedges
Gabions
Bankshores
Local, renewable or recycled materials
Renewable energy and microgeneration
Transport
Waste and recycling strategy
Recycling construction materials
Building waste from a construction site
Building end of life issues
General topics including gardening - 14 chapters
DIY green home improvements & Checklist
Green and eco gardening
Gardens and biodiversity
Rewilding, green and eco landscaping
Composting in the garden
Sparrows and biodiversity
Water conservation tips
Waste facts
Climate change
Population
Bottled water
Ethical shopping and organic cotton
A more plant based diet
Embedded or embodied energy
Articles from Ivy Ngeow Architects - 22 chapters
These were published in various magazines 2004-2007.
Ivy has written for Marie Clair,
Cosmopolitan, Wimbledon Magazine etc.
Ten alternative living ideas
Bathrooms
Bedroom scenes
Conservatories
The full cupboard of life
Decorating walls
Home extensions incluiding basements and sub levels
Fireplaces
Furnished for good
Garage as a sculpture studio (with sculptor Sam Loggie)
Giving new life to an old house (refurbishment, remodelling)
Hard landscaping
Home offices
Kitchen makeover
Lofts - Going up in the world - 1
Lofts - Going up in the world - 2
Malaysian house - project planning and design
Open plan living
Saving energy
Summerhouses (with author Penny Faith)
Out on the tiles (indoor tiling)
Windows
Background to sustainable building - 16 chapters
Sustainable buildings - figures and basic concepts
Who benefits from sustainable buildings
Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) - and BRE Ecohomes
When to specify green building
Ecotist homes
Zero emissions and UK stamp duty
Home Improvement Packs (HIPs)
Building insurance and guarantees
Health and safety plans, CDM, COSHH
Why use an Architect
Women in construction
UK Government climate change and public opinion statistics
UK Government plans
UK green building organisations
USA green building organisations
Australian green building organisations
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