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Book Description

The argument for low-cost, zero-energy, zero-waste architecture has never been timelier, while the mainstream has largely abandoned or neglected this agenda: in the UK the recent mandatory zero-carbon performance targets for new homes have been postponed or forgotten at a time when thousands of new homes will be built, and there is already a shortage of electric generating capacity. This book offers a forceful challenge to the current addiction to overconsumption of natural capital and energy, and provides workable, sustainable solutions for zero-carbon, zero-waste design.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Foreword
  8. PART I INTRODUCTION
    1. 1 A beginner’s guide to ZEDlife
    2. 2 The ZEDlife: A call to engage
  9. PART II THE ZEDLIFE TOOLS
    1. 3 TOOL 1 The ZEDroof
    2. 4 TOOL 2 Solar-charged exchangeable batteries
    3. 5 TOOL 3 Low-carbon transport: The ZEDbike, electric vehicles and the filling stations of the future
    4. 6 TOOL 4 Building-level energy systems: Air-sourced head pumps and solar-assisted heating and cooling
    5. 7 TOOL 5 District-level energy systems and food production
    6. 8 TOOL 6 Retrofit adaptation of existing buildings
    7. 9 TOOL 7 Rainwater harvesting and water re-use
    8. 10 TOOL 8 Tool combinations
  10. PART III CASE STUDIES: APPLYING THE TOOLS
    1. 11 CASE STUDY 1 The Zero Bills Home
    2. 12 CASE STUDY 2 ZEDpods
    3. 13 CASE STUDY 3 Rehousing Somalia’s IDPs: From emergency housing to a long-term urban solution
    4. 14 CASE STUDY 4 Shoreham Cement Works: Mixed-use regeneration
    5. 15 CASE STUDY 5 AfricaZED
    6. 16 CASE STUDY 6 Shanghai Expo ZEDpavilion
    7. 17 CASE STUDY 7 Higher-density strategies: Living under a park
    8. 18 CASE STUDY 8 One Planet Business Centre
    9. 19 CASE STUDY 9 Jingdezhen Ceramic Centre and the urban solar farm
    10. 20 CASE STUDY 10 BedZED 15 years on
    11. 21 Conclusion
  11. References
  12. Index
  13. Image credits
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