Building Your Own Home: A Comprehensive Guide for Australian Owner Builders Tapa dura - 1984

New Holland, Australia, 2012. Revised Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Home builders can contribute in many ways to reduce the use of products and processes that convert solid and liquid carbon containing materials into gaseous carbon. Everyone is now aware of the advantages of correctly oriented, well insulated houses with sensible ventilation and comfort systems. In this revised edition of Building Your Own Home, George Wilkie updates and adds a new section on energy and environmental efficiency. An increasing key factor in building homes now is the environmental efficiency of the building function and its materials. The aim in many local authorities is to mitigate against factors that reduce the quality of the natural environment. This revised edition includes in detail the practical steps that owner builders need to take to ensure their building meets the aims of local regulations in environmental efficiency. The new section covers areas such as power sources, water saving, recycling… Leer más

Lansdowne, Australia, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Hardcover. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Lansdowne, Australia, 1984. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A comprehensive guide to building your own home that covers every step of the process. This book, recently updated for the GST, tells you how to select land, and gives design guidelines; outlines on the roles of professional consultants and the workings of control authorities. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Home Decorating & Repair; ISBN: 0701816961. ISBN/EAN: 9780701816964. Inventory No: 16090093.. 9780701816964