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Traditional construction for sustainable new building / Carole Ryan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Spon Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (x, 373 pages)ISBN:
  • 9780203895504
  • 9781134034574
  • 9781134034611
  • 9781134034628
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 690.0286 R988
LOC classification:
  • TH146 .R93 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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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.

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