| LEADER 00000nam 2200000uu 4500 |
| 001 13399133698 |
| 003 ULIBM |
| 008 200909s2012||||th 000 0 eng d |
| 020 ^a9781770851306 |
| 050 4 ^aTH4860^b.P47 2012 |
| 100 1 ^aPerez, Lorena Farras |
| 245 10 ^aEco design outside :^bgreen outside the house /^cLorena Farràs Pérez |
| 246 30 ^aGreen outside the house |
| 260 ^aRichmond Hill, Ont. :^bFirefly Books,^c2012 |
| 300 ^a160 p. :^bcol. ill. ;^c24 cm |
| 504 ^aIncludes bibliographical references and index |
| 505 0 ^aMachine generated contents note: Sustainability, the key to the good life -- Practical ideas for a greener garden or terrace -- Natural solutions as an alternative to chemical products -- Trees in the garden -- Alternatives to grass -- When and how to water -- Using rainwater -- Homemade compost -- Urban ecological vegetable gardens -- Green rooftops and living walls -- Garden rooftop -- Greentank rooftop -- Green walls and walls that purify water --Pools and ponds -- How to save water in pools -- Natural pools -- Wastewater treatment systems -- Bioclimatic housing -- The orientation of a house -- Cross ventilation-- Solar chimney -- Windcatcher -- Ground-coupled heat exchanger -- Interior courtyards -- Trombe wall -- Daylighting -- Shading elements -- Alternative ideas for dwellings -- Prefab housing -- Living underground -- Cave dwellings -- Tree dwellings -- Camouflaged homes -- Energy-- Solar thermal collectors -- Photovoltaic solar panels -- Micro wind turbines -- Geothermal energy -- Biomass --Insulation -- Properly sealed windows -- Outdoor lighting -- Green materials -- Mud -- Straw -- Wood -- Bamboo -- Stone -- Natural insulators -- Recycled insulators -- Paint -- Technology -- The digital home or home automation-- The lawnmower -- Outdoor heaters -- Electromagnetic pollution -- The three Rs of house construction -- Reduce -- Reuse -- Recycle |
| 520 ^aEco Design Outside features dozens of photographs ofcutting-edge designs in real-life context with informativecaptions, house and garden plans and electrical, water andlighting schematics. Combining ideas with achievability, the book is more than inspiring; it is eminently useful |
| 650 0 ^aEcological houses^xDesign and construction |
| 650 0 ^aEcological houses^xEnergy conservation |
| 650 0 ^aEcological landscape design |
| 650 0 ^aSustainable buildings^xDesign and construction |
| 650 0 ^aBuildings^xEnvironmental aspects |
| 650 0 ^aBuilding materials^xEnvironmental aspects |
| 650 0 ^aBuildings^xEnergy conservation |
| 999 ^aปวีนา ภู่ทอง |