1st Edition

An Introduction to Low Carbon Domestic Refurbishment

96 Pages
by RIBA Publishing

An Introduction to Low Carbon Domestic Refurbishment comes in two parts. The first describes the fundamentals and preliminary considerations of planning a low carbon refurbishment project, before exploring various components of a house (walls, heating systems etc.). Each chapter includes references and links to valuable sources. In the second section, a series of case studies provide examples... Read more

Section One: 1. Introduction,  2. First Principles,  3. Before you Start,  Section Two: 4. Floors,  5. Walls,  6. Roofs,  7. Windows and External Doors,  8. Air Tightness,  9. Ventilation,  10. Heating,  11. Hot and Cold Water,  12. Electric Power,  13. Other Issues, Section Three: Case Study one: Knauf Insulation and St Vincent’s Housing Association, Cosy Home,  Case Study 2: Baxi Group, Baxi Bioflo Installation for Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership,  Case Study 3: Kingspan Low Energy Solid Wall Refurbishment, Burnley,  Case Study 4: Ecospheric Chorlton Eco Home,  Case Study 5: Rockwool, Dee Cottages, Flintshire,  Case Study 6: Retrofit for the Future, Hnley, Stoke on Trent,  Case Study 7: Saint-Gobain Isover, Optimal Internal Wall Insulation, System Installation, Bolton,  Case Study 8: Elmwood Avenue SuperHome, Chester

Biography

Peter Rickaby is Director of Rickaby Thompson Associates, a specialist energy and sustainability consultancy founded in 1982. He is a non-executive Director of CoRE, an experienced SAP and NHER Assessor and trainer, an accredited Low Carbon Energy Assessor through CIBSE, and a BREEAM Accredited Professional.  Peter is also a member of the RIBA’s Sustainable Futures Group, of the Zero Carbon Hub’s Energy Work Group of BSI’s PAS 2030 Steering Group and of the Whole House Retrofit Group of the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Buildings (EEPB).

Construction Products Association represents the UK's manufacturers and suppliers of construction products components and fittings. It acts as the voice of the construction products sector representing the industry-wide view of its members.