Homing Instinct: Using Your Lifestyle to Design and Build Your Home by Professor John Connell
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Homing Instinct
Summary
Designed for anyone planning to build a home, this text combines both design and construction advice. It provides detail on how things really work, from floor plans, heating systems and plumbing to selecting the right materials.
Homing Instinct Summary
Table of Contents
History of vernacular architecture; the philosophy of design-build; the design helix; site analysis; site design and development; the architectural programme - problem-solving; diagramming the programme; foundations; walls; frames, framing and skeletons; gravity, temperature, moisture and ethics; masonry; the roof and sky; windows and doors; building envelope and thermal comfort; energy choices and heating systems; plumbing, drainage, waste and ventilation; power and lighting; finishes and finishing.
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GOR007736805
9780070123465
0070123462
Homing Instinct: Using Your Lifestyle to Design and Build Your Home by Professor John Connell
Used - Very Good
Paperback
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
1998-12-31
432
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