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Old House Eco Handbook - 2nd Edition by Roger Hunt & Marianne Suhr (Hardcover)

 Old House Eco Handbook - 2nd Edition by  Roger Hunt & Marianne Suhr (Hardcover)
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<b>How should we go about making old houses energy efficient without devaluing future sustainability or the appeal and character of old homes by the use of inappropriate solutions?</b> <p/> This practical and essential guide to retrofitting for energy efficiency seeks to provide answers to this and other the questions homeowners of old houses are asking. Whether your house is <b>medieval and timber-framed</b> or a <b>Georgian</b>, <b>Victorian</b> or <b>Edwardian terrace</b>, it can be made more <b>energy efficient</b> and <b>sustainable</b>, and this practical and comprehensive handbook will show you how. <p/><b>Revised and updated throughout</b>, and with a foreword by Kevin McLoud, <i>Old House Eco Handbook</i> includes chapters on the <b>building envelope</b>; <b>roofs </b>and<b> ceilings</b>; <b>windows </b>and <b>doors</b>; <b>walls</b>; <b>floors</b>; <b>paints</b>; <b>energy, air</b><b>and</b><b>water</b>; plus a brand new<b></b>chapter on<b> retrofit materials</b>. <p/> In association with <b>The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings</b>, this is a must have for owners of old houses looking to make their homes more energy efficient and sustainable. <p/><b>Chapters Include: </b> <br> 1. Old houses can be green <br> 2. Old house to eco house <br> 3. The building envelope <br> 4. Retrofit materials <br> 5. Roofs and ceilings <br> 6. Windows and doors <br> 7. Walls <br> 8. Floors <br> 9. Paints <br> 10. Energy, air and water <br> 11. Old house for the future

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