A retro-fit offers many benefits: cutting electricity and heating bills, increasing the resale value of homes, slashing carbon emissions and creating a healthier place to live. This book is the guide to making it happen. It looks at:

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• draught-proofing, insulation and damp
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• ventilation, heating and cooling
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• electrical efficiency and renewable energy
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• water use and re-use
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• materials' life cycles and incorporating nature
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• protection from climate change impacts - modelling energy flows and embodied energy
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• how we can meet the need to cut carbon emissions from dwellings by eighty percent by 2050.

Projects can apply to apartment blocks, recent builds and older, solid-walled properties. Enlivened with helpful diagrams and photographs, plus plenty of pointers for further information, it provides a comprehensive resource handbook for any building professional and contractor, students – or any homeowner serious about efficiency (cash and carbon) savings.