Designed to perform : an illustrated guide to providing energy efficient homes

Designed to perform an illustrated guide to providing energy efficient homes

This book is an illustrated practical design guide to delivering better energy performance in all types of new build homes. It takes the form of an annotated details book, with photos taken from live construction sites, with the content based around diagrams, drawings and photos by the author, which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dollard, Tom (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Milton : RIBA Publications 2018.
Edition:1st edition
Subjects:
Architecture and energy conservation.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009631045406719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • How to use this book
  • Glossary
  • Introduction
  • 1. The performance gap and how to reduce it
  • 2. How to detail a thermally efficient building envelope
  • 3. Masonry - cavity wall construction
  • 4. Concrete frame construction
  • 5. Timber frame construction
  • 6. Insulated concrete formwork
  • 7. Off-site construction
  • 8. Building services performance
  • 9. How to deliver improved performance
  • Appendices
  • Appendix 1: Site inspection checklist
  • Appendix 2: Designed to Perform checklist
  • Appendix 3: Thermal conductivity assumptions
  • Further Reading
  • Endnotes
  • Image Credits.

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