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    Zedlife : how to build a low-carbon society today / Bill Dunster.

    • Title:Zedlife : how to build a low-carbon society today / Bill Dunster.
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    • Author/Creator:Dunster, Bill, author.
    • Published/Created:London : RIBA publishing, [2018]
      ©2018
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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Sustainable architecture.
      Buildings--Environmental engineering.
      Architecture--Environmental aspects.
    • Description:vii, 208 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
    • Summary:The argument for low-cost, zero-energy, zero-waste architecture has never been timelier, while the mainstream has largely abandoned or neglected this agenda: in the UK the recent mandatory zero-carbon performance targets for new homes have been postponed or forgotten at a time when thousands of new homes will be built, and there is already a shortage of electric generating capacity. This book offers a forceful challenge to the current addiction to overconsumption of natural capital and energy, and provides workable, sustainable solutions for zero-carbon, zero-waste design.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:185946999X paperback
      9781859469996 paperback
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I INTRODUCTION
      1. Beginner's Guide to ZEDlife
      2. ZEDlife: A call to engage
      pt. II ZEDLIFE TOOLS
      3. Tool 1 The ZEDroof
      4. Tool 2 Solar-charged exchangeable batteries
      5. Tool 3 Low-carbon transport: The ZEDbike, electric vehicles and the filling stations of the future
      6. Tool 4 Building-level energy systems: Air-sourced head pumps and solar-assisted heating and cooling
      7. Tool 5 District-level energy systems and food production
      8. Tool 6 Retrofit adaptation of existing buildings
      9. Tool 7 Rainwater harvesting and water re-use
      10. Tool 8 Tool combinations
      pt. III CASE STUDIES: APPLYING THE TOOLS
      11. Case Study 1 The Zero Bills Home
      12. Case Study 2 ZEDpods
      13. Case Study 3 Rehousing Somalia's IDPs: From emergency housing to a long-term urban solution
      14. Case Study 4 Shoreham Cement Works: Mixed-use regeneration
      15. Case Study 5 AfricaZED
      16. Case Study 6 Shanghai Expo ZEDpavilion
      17. Case Study 7 Higher-density strategies: Living under a park
      18. Case Study 8 One Planet Business Centre
      19. Case Study 9 Jingdezhen Ceramic Centre and the urban solar farm
      20. Case Study 10 BedZED 15 years on
      21. Conclusion.
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