Sustainable building from the ground up -- the pros and cons of the latest green and natural materials and technologies.
Authors
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2014.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 720/.47
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- ISBN
- 9780865717060 9781550925159
- LCCN
- TH880
- LCCN Item number
- M34 2014eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaOONL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xxii, 441 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)slc00234198 (OCoLC)876860942 (CaOOCEL)447374
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- CaOONL
Table of Contents
- Front Cover 1
- Praise 2
- Title Page 6
- Rights Page 7
- Books for Wiser Living 9
- Contents 10
- Thanks 13
- Author’s note 14
- Foreword 16
- Introduction: Thinking about sustainable building 18
- How this book works 20
- Chapter 1: Foundations 24
- Chapter 2: Walls 78
- Chapter 3: Floor and roof structure 156
- Chapter 4: Sheathing and cladding materials 198
- Chapter 5: Roof sheathing 236
- Chapter 6: Flooring 272
- Chapter 7: Surface finishing materials 308
- Chapter 8: Windows 344
- Mechanical systems 350
- Chapter 9: Water systems 352
- Chapter 10: Wastewater systems 378
- Chapter 11: Heating and cooling systems 392
- Chapter 12: Electrical generation 434
- Conclusion 446
- Appendix 448
- Index 458
- About the author 464
- A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading 465