Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A design guide third edition sue roaf, manuel fuentes and stephanie. Work directly with university housing to plan and implement greening projects and initiatives related to the eco house and on. Sue roaf is famed for her approach to design and her awareness of energy efficiency. Eco pioneer to quit council for scotland move oxford mail. Design and construction of ecohouse syllabus class and lab purpose. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn.
Mesopotamian archaeology, photovoltaics and ecohouse design. Here, she reveals the concepts, structures and techniques that lie behind the realization of her ideals. Situated in a suburban street in north oxford, it was designed by susan roaf, a professor at heriotwatt university. Now in its 3rd edition, the bestselling ecohouse continues to be both a technical guide and an inspiration for thousands of architects, designers and eco. Ecohouse by roaf, sue, fuentes, manuel, thomasrees, stephanie 2007 paperback. A design guide this page intentionally left blank ecohouse. Climate change is the most challenging issue of the present world. Looking for ecohouse 2 sue roaf paperback softback. Ecohouse 2, second edition by sue roaf grading criteria.
The house costs the same to build as a comparable house, but has a greatly increased life span. It is equipped with the first photovoltaic cell roof installed in britain in 1995. It has reduced co2 emissions from 6,500 kg co2 per annum for a regular house of the same size to only 148 kg co2 per annum for. The house has featured in a number of architecture books and is used as a research source in sustainable design. Sue roaf is famed for her approach to design and her. Sue roafs oxford house the oxford eco house was designed to have low co2 emissions, use passive heating and cooling systems, and be more energy efficient. This course will explore the science and the art of creating a minimal ecological footprint house. Its technical functions and extensive use of steel, structural frame 2100 tons, reinforced 1950 tons are criticized by the eco centric principles, as sue roaf comments, steel and aluminum have very high environmental impacts as a result of their initial manufacture. By using her own house as a case study, roaf guides the reader through the ideas for energyefficient design or eco. By using her own house as a casestudy roaf guides the reader through the ideas for energy efficient design or eco design.
Ecohouse a design guidesue roaf, manuel fentes, stephanie thomas p. Sue roaf is an architect and professor of architectural engineering at heriotwatt university, edinburgh. Oxford ecohouse is a house in oxford designed to maximise energy efficiency. The mackintosh environmental architecture research. Now in its 3rd edition, the bestselling ecohouse continues to be both a technical guide and an inspiration for thousands of architects, designers and eco builders all over the world. The oxford ecohouse was designed as a pioneering british ecohouse in north oxford. Wandering along nelson street in oxfords jericho area, the solar panels on the roof of one pretty brick terraced house may catch your eye glinting in the sun. Full text of ecohouse a design guide internet archive. Adapting building and cities for climate change pdf author name. Adapting building and cities for climate change by sue. Sc1611 indoor air quality and ventilation in modern. Sue roaf, frsa, is an emeritus professor of architectural engineering at. Ecohouse has become a classic in the green building genre. The architects registration board we or us take the privacy of your information very seriously.
By using her own house as a casestudy roaf guides the reader through the ideas for energy efficient design or eco. A design guide third edition sue roaf, manuel fuentes and stephanie thomas amsterdam boston heidelberg london new york oxford paris san diego san francisco singapore sydney tokyo architectural press is an imprint of elsevier. Ecohouse by roaf, sue, fuentes, manuel, thomasrees. Roaf served in oxford city council from 2001 until 2008, serving for the liberal democrats. A six bedroom family home, it produces only kg co 2 annum per metre square, in contrast to comparable uk houses. Adapting buildings and cities for climate change and closing the loop. Sue roaf never fails to impress with her inexhaustible energy, forthright opinion and attention to detail. This book, the third edition, builds on the strengths of the two previous issues and keeps the subjects covered pretty well all. Ecohouse 2 sue roaf paperback softback musicmagpie store. Situated in a suburban street in north oxford, it was designed by susan roaf. Visit musicmagpie for great deals and super savings with free delivery today. As the need to slow climate change becomes increasingly urgent, growing numbers of people are looking to dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of their buildings by using more ecologically sound techniques. Sue roaf, whose home in north oxford was the countrys first eco house, is to quit her post as a city councillor.
This policy explains how and for what purposes we use the information collected about you, whether we collect this information via this website referred to below as our website or the site or via any other websites we operate our websites or our sites or. An exoxford city councillor, roaf has worked in research on thermal comfort, photovoltaics, traditional building technologies, ecohousing, lowcarbon buildings, adaptation to climate change and solar cities. Reall project scottish water meeting watef network. Sue roaf, manuel fuentes, stephanie thomas ecohouse 2 architectural press, 2003. But she does not intend to resign until local elections next may, much to the. Acknowledgements vii introduction to the ecohouse design guide 1 1 the form of the house.
Sue roaf and david woods project basics the ecohouse oxford was the first lowenergy house in the united kingdom with a fully integrated photovoltaic roof and is one of the lowest energy houses in britain. A host of influential environmental figures joined together to champion the achievements of the oxford ecohome on blandford avenue, which started the domestic solar power revolution two. Now in its fourth edition, the bestselling ecohouse continues to be both a. By using her own house as a case study, roaf guides the reader through the ideas for energyefficient design or eco design. Since most of the students work will be focused on the labs and the final presentation, 65% of the grade will be weighted on these two items. She subsequently went on to gain her diploma in architecture at the architectural association in london where she also took her part 3 professional exam in 1978.
The house has wireless internet, data jacks, and cable television. Sue rouf is very much eager to find the effect of buildings and structures on climate change and tried to. Architect, services engineer, structural engineer, qs, cdmc, landscape surveys 20000 assumes. Yet this form of technological sustainability brings much criticism. Here she reveals the concepts, structures and techniques that lie behind the realization of her ideals. Sue roaf gained her first degree in architecture in 1975 at manchester university. Eco house is a small, upperclass community designed to.
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