Reviews index 2006

Building Ventilation: The State of the Art
by Mat Santamouris and Peter Wouters (Eds); Earthscan; reviewed by Graham Horne

The CIBSE Knowledge Series
CIBSE

Eric Lyons & Span
by Barbara Simms (ed); published by RIBA Enterprises

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How to design a heating system
CIBSE Knowledge Series

Stock Take: Delivering improvements in existing housing
Sustainable Development Commission

Sustainable facilities management
British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM)

Building with Reclaimed Components and Materials: A Design Handbook for Reuse and Recycling
by Bill Addis; Earthscan; reviewed by Jamie Bull

London’s contemporary architecture
by Ken Allinson; Architectural Press

High-Rise: Changing The View – Summary report of Energy Efficiency in the Refurbishment of High-rise Residential Buildings
by Pedro Guertler and Winton Smith; Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE)

Climate Change - The UK Programme 2006
UK Government Cm 6764; The Stationery Office

Building Services Handbook (3rd Edition)
by Fred Hall and Roger Greeno; Architectural Press

Post-occupancy feedback from RES
RES (Renewable Energy Systems)

Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change
by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber et al (eds); Defra

Roof cooling techniques - a design handbook
by Simos Yannas, Evyatar Erell, Jose Luis Molina; Earthscan; reviewed by Rob Rickey

The scope for reducing carbon emissions from housing (IP15/05)
by J Henderson and L Shorrock; BRE

Domestic energy use and carbon emissions: scenarios to 2050 (IP 16/05)
J I Utley and L D Shorrock; BRE

Limits to Growth: The 30-year Update
by Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, Dennis Meadows; Earthscan; reviewed by Rob Rickey

The Whole House Book
by Cindy Harris and Pat Borer; Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT); reviewed by Sara Turnbull

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