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Tables of Contents for Eco-Refurbishment
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword by Paul Hyett, President, Royal Institute of British Architects
vii
Preface
xii
Acknowledgements
xiii
1 Homes for the future from the past
1
6
The house condition survey
3
1
Priorities
4
3
2 Insulation options
7
4
The range of options
7
3
Main points
10
1
3 The building fabric - roofs and lofts
11
6
Insulants for lofts
13
1
Spray applied insulation
14
1
Flat roofs
15
1
Main points
15
2
4 The building fabric - external walls and floors
17
13
Cavity walls
17
2
Solid walls
19
6
Floors
25
1
Windows and doors
26
2
Helplines
28
1
Main points
28
2
5 Draught proofing and ventilation
30
9
From diagnosis to remedy
31
5
The external environment
36
1
Main points
37
2
6 Heating
39
4
Central heating
39
2
The conservatory
41
1
Main points
42
1
7 Alternatives to conventional heating
43
14
Micro-CHP
43
5
Heat pumps
48
4
Evaporative cooling
52
1
Fuel cells
53
3
Main points
56
1
8 Domestic hot water (DHW)
57
11
Solar thermal energy
58
7
Solar thermal hybrids
65
2
Economics
67
1
Main points
67
1
9 Lighting
68
4
Artificial light
68
2
The future
70
1
Main points
71
1
10 The home as micro-power station
72
20
Photovoltaic cells (PVs)
73
3
Solar shingles
76
2
Sunslates
78
1
Glass laminates
79
1
Sunstation
79
3
Prospects for PVs in the developed countries
82
2
Wind power
84
6
Grants
90
1
Main points
91
1
11 Water and energy conservation in appliances
92
5
Reducing consumption
92
2
Domestic appliances
94
2
Main points
96
1
12 Materials
97
5
Paints
97
2
Materials for the near future
99
1
Timber
100
1
Main points
101
1
13 Waste disposal and recycling
102
6
Recycling
103
2
Further sources of information
105
1
Main points
106
1
Note
107
1
14 The wider context
108
6
Appendix: Case Study: Ecological refurbishment of a house in Oxford, UK
114
5
Units of measurement of electricity and energy
119
1
References
120
1
Index
121