<P>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: </P><br/><br/><UL><br/><br/><LI>draught-proofing, insulation and damp </LI><br/><br/><LI>ventilation, heating and cooling </LI><br/><br/><LI>electrical efficiency and renewable energy </LI><br/><br/><LI>water use and re-use </LI><br/><br/><LI>materials'' life cycles and incorporating nature </LI><br/><br/><LI>protection from climate change impacts - modelling energy flows and embodied energy </LI><br/><br/><LI>how we can meet the need to cut carbon emissions from dwellings by eighty percent by 2050.</LI></UL><br/><br/><P>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 handbo
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London is a city of innovation. In its suburbs, green roofs grow on flats, homes are insulated with cork and light timber structures have been designed to be as beautiful as they are energy efficient; in the centre, striking new offices are retro-fitted...
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