Low Impact Building – Houses using Renewable Materials Woolley Paperback

Low Impact BuildingHousing using Renewable Materials\nAuthor(s): Tom Woolley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Wiley-Blackwell\nISBN-13: 9781444336603, 978-1444336603\nSynopsis\nThis guide to the designs, technologies and materials that really make green buildings work will help architects, specifiers and clients make informed choices, based on reliable technical information.\n\n Low Impact Building: Housing using Renewable Materials is about changing the way we build houses to reduce their carbon footprint and to minimise environmental damage. One of the ways this can be done is by reducing the energy and environmental impact of the materials and resources used to construct buildings by choosing alternative products and systems. In particular, we need to recognise the potential for using natural and renewable construction materials as a way to reduce both carbon emissions but also build in a more benign and healthy way. This book is an .