Sustainable solar housing. Volume 1, Strategies and solutions / edited by S. Robert Hastings and Maria Wall. - London : Earthscan, 2009. - xxii, 292 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Originally published: 2007. Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

1.Introduction -- Part I.Strategies -- 1.Introduction -- 2.Energy -- 3.Ecology -- 4.Economics of high-performance houses -- 5.Multi-criteria decisions -- 6.Marketing sustainable housing -- Part II.Solutions 7.Solution examples -- 8.Cold climates -- 9.Temperate climates -- 10.Mild climates.

This volume presents strategies and solutions, offering the reader a solid platform for assessing environmental and economic concerns for housing projects, and offers guidance for implementing the most appropriate course of action in a variety of contexts.

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Solar houses--Design and construction
Solar houses--Design and construction--Europe--Case studies
Dwellings--Energy conservation
House and Home.
Environmentally-friendly ('green') architecture & design
Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
Sustainability
Heating, lighting, ventilation

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