Designing an eco home is much more about working with your house's place and situation than relying on intrusive technology and hi-tech materials. In this book, Christopher Day draws on his extensive experience to explain the key principles of eco-home design, using common-sense methods to create a pleasant, comfortable and healthy home.
With beautifully simple hand-drawn illustrations, Christopher takes you through:
- Using the local topography, combined with landscaping, to improve your home's microclimate
- Designing to keep your home dry and warm in the winter, and cool in the summer
- Minimizing hidden environmental impacts
- Making the house safe and healthy, both emotionally and physically
The book includes several case studies of eco hoomes, reviewing (with hindsight) what worked well and what could have been better.
About the Author: Christopher Day has studied architecture and sculpture and has been committed to eco-architecture and an ecological lifestyle since the 1970s. He has received four design awards, including a Prince of Wales Award, for his work on eco-houses and Steiner schools. He pioneered a consensus design method, which has now been used in over 60 projects.
As a designer, consultant, lecturer or teacher, Christopher has worked in 20 different countries from California, USA to New Zealand, managing the construction of 150+ eco-homes across many income-levels cultures and climates. Continuing to work despite being disabled for the last fifteen years, Christopher has developed a further specialism in adapting environmentally friendly buildings for disabled residents.
