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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Milton :
RIBA Publications
2018.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009631045406719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
