Traditional construction for sustainable new building /
Ryan, Carole, 1948-,
Traditional construction for sustainable new building / Carole Ryan. - 1 online resource (x, 373 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-361) and index.
1. The natural way of life and the traditional house, its inception and demise -- 2. Traditional building materials, their sustainability, and the contrast with modern materials -- 3. Traditional sustainable building construction-- ancient and modern -- 4. Thermal performance and the breathing wall -- 5. Climate, site, and thermal performance -- 6. The role of the building regulations in the sustainability of traditional building construction -- 7. The pathology of traditional buildings.
9780203895504 9781134034574 9781134034611 9781134034628
10.4324/9780203895504 doi
Building.
Sustainable construction.
Appropriate technology.
Vernacular architecture.
TH146 / .R93 2011
690.0286 / R988
Traditional construction for sustainable new building / Carole Ryan. - 1 online resource (x, 373 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 358-361) and index.
1. The natural way of life and the traditional house, its inception and demise -- 2. Traditional building materials, their sustainability, and the contrast with modern materials -- 3. Traditional sustainable building construction-- ancient and modern -- 4. Thermal performance and the breathing wall -- 5. Climate, site, and thermal performance -- 6. The role of the building regulations in the sustainability of traditional building construction -- 7. The pathology of traditional buildings.
9780203895504 9781134034574 9781134034611 9781134034628
10.4324/9780203895504 doi
Building.
Sustainable construction.
Appropriate technology.
Vernacular architecture.
TH146 / .R93 2011
690.0286 / R988