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The new autonomous house : design and planning for sustainability

Title
The new autonomous house : design and planning for sustainability / Brenda and Robert Vale.
Author
Vale, Brenda.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Thames & Hudson, 2000.

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Additional Authors
Vale, Robert (Robert James Dennis)
Description
256 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
The Vales, leaders in green architecture, document the philosophy, design, and construction of a house that is environmentally friendly.
Subject
  • Solar houses
  • Wind power
  • Buildings > Environmental engineering
  • Dwellings > Energy conservation
  • Dwellings > Environmental engineering
  • Sustainable architecture
  • Architecture and energy conservation
  • wind power
  • energy efficient buildings
  • Sustainable architecture
  • Dwellings > Environmental engineering
  • Architecture and energy conservation
  • Buildings > Environmental engineering
  • Dwellings > Energy conservation
  • Solar houses
  • Wind power
  • Alternative Architektur
  • Nachhaltigkeit
Genre/Form
  • Case studies
  • Case studies.
  • Études de cas.
Note
  • Revised edition of The autonmomous house. 1975.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Chapter 2 The Philosophical and Technical Background 18 -- Chapter 3 The Autonomous House as Built 42 -- Chapter 4 Theoretical Analysis of the Technical Options 67 -- Chapter 5 The Technical Options Implemented 140 -- Chapter 6 Performance in Use 191.
ISBN
  • 0500341761
  • 9780500341766
  • 0500282870
  • 9780500282878
LCCN
99066918
OCLC
  • ocm44721764
  • 44721764
  • SCSB-9117552
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library