How can we make old houses energy efficient without devaluing future sustainability? And how can we do so without compromising their appeal and character?
This practical and essential guide to retrofitting for energy efficiency seeks to provide answers to this and other questions homeowners of old houses are asking. Whether your house is
medieval and timber-framed or a
Georgian ,
Victorian or
Edwardian terrace , it can be made more
energy efficient and
sustainable. This practical, comprehensive and fully illustrated handbook will show you how.
Revised and updated throughout , and with a foreword by Kevin Mc Cloud,
Old House Eco Handbook includes chapters on the
building envelope ;
roofs and
ceilings ;
windows and
doors ;
walls ;
floors ;
paints ;
energy, air
and
water ; plus a brand new chapter on
retrofit materials .
In association with
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings , this is a must have for owners of old houses looking to make their homes more energy efficient and sustainable.
Circa l’autore
MARIANNE SUHR is a Chartered Building Surveyor specialising in the repair of historic buildings. After a scholarship with the SPAB, she worked for seven years in architectural practice, then full-time on hands-on repair projects including three very different old houses. For the SPAB she has run over 40 homeowners’ courses and numerous ‘limedays’. She is co-author (with Roger Hunt) of Old House Handbook, and has written and lectured extensively. A co-presenter of three series of BBC2’s Restoration, she recently set up the Old House Consultancy, advising on repairs and alterations in the Oxfordshire locality.
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