Vale Robert James Dennis (6 results)

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Ex-library. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 256 p. : ill., plans ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-254) and index. Contents; Definitions and introduction to the problems; the philosophical and technical background; the autonomous house as built; theoretical analysis of the technical options; the technical options implemented in the autonomous house; performance in use. Summary; Presents a thought-provoking, practical solution to environmental and housing problems. This text provides information on living in a home that is inexpensive, kind to the planet, and liberates its owner from water and electricity bills. Subjects; Architecture, Domestic. Architecture, Domestic England Southwell (Nottinghamshire) Case studies. Architecture and energy conservation. Architecture and energy conservation England Southwell (Nottinghamshire) Case studies. Buildings Environmental engineering. Buildings Environmental engineering England Southwell (Nottinghamshire) Case studies. Architecture and energy conservation. Buildings Environmental engineering. Architecture, Domestic Design and plans. Solar houses Design and construction. Domestic Architecture. Energy Conservation. Buildings. Environmental Engineering. Houses. Sustainability. Dwellings Environmental engineering. Dwellings Energy conservation. Autonomous Houses. Renewable Energy. Architecture Domestic British Isles (1990-1999). Energy conservation. Environmental issues British Isles. Houses, apartments, flats, etc ; Architectural structure & design ; The environment. England. Architecture / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation. Architecture / Methods & Materials. Architecture / Buildings / Residential. Architecture and energy conservation ; Architecture, Domestic ; Buildings ; Environmental engineering. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 256 p. : ill., plans ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-254) and index. Contents; Definitions and introduction to the problems; the philosophical and technical background; the autonomous house as built; theoretical analysis of the technical options; the technical options implemented in the autonomous house; performance in use. Summary; Presents a thought-provoking, practical solution to environmental and housing problems. This text provides information on living in a home that is inexpensive, kind to the planet, and liberates its owner from water and electricity bills. Subjects; Architecture, Domestic. Architecture, Domestic England Southwell (Nottinghamshire) Case studies. Architecture and energy conservation. Architecture and energy conservation England Southwell (Nottinghamshire) Case studies. Buildings Environmental engineering. Buildings Environmental engineering England Southwell (Nottinghamshire) Case studies. Architecture and energy conservation. Buildings Environmental engineering. Architecture, Domestic Design and plans. Solar houses Design and construction. Domestic Architecture. Energy Conservation. Buildings. Environmental Engineering. Houses. Sustainability. Dwellings Environmental engineering. Dwellings Energy conservation. Autonomous Houses. Renewable Energy. Architecture Domestic British Isles (1990-1999). Energy conservation. Environmental issues British Isles. Houses, apartments, flats, etc ; Architectural structure & design ; The environment. England. Architecture / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation. Architecture / Methods & Materials. Architecture / Buildings / Residential. Architecture and energy conservation ; Architecture, Domestic ; Buildings ; Environmental engineering. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.…

Brown Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition / First Printing. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, no dj, corners are bumped and rubbed, some shelf wear, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a nice used first edition! Brown cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 224 informative and educational pages nicely enhanced by black and white figures, tables, and illustrations! "The autonomous house is defined as a huse operating independently of any inputs except those of its immediate environment. The house is not linked to utility lines for gas, water, electricity or drainage, but instead uses the energy of the sun, wind and rain to service itself and process its own wastes. Together with its surrounding site it resembles a land-based space station which is designed to provide an environment suitable for life but is not connected with the existing life-support structures of the Earth. The autonomous house uses the life-giving properties of the Earth, but in so doing, it provides an environment for the occupants without interfering with or altering these properties." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

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