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Super insulated houses and double envelope houses : a survey of principles and practice / William A. Shurcliff.

By: Shurcliff, William A.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Andover, Ma. : Brick House Pub. Co., c1981Description: 182 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0931790182 ; 0931790190 .Subject(s): Dwellings -- Insulation | Dwellings -- Heating and ventilationDDC classification: 693.832
Contents:
Superinsulated Houses: Preliminary Considerations -- Superinsulated Houses: Three Historic Examples -- Superinsulated Houses: Other examples -- Superinsulated Houses: Discussions of components -- Superinsulated Houses: Performance -- Double-Envelope Houses: Preliminary considerations -- Double-Envelope Houses: Four Historic examples -- Double-envelope Houses: Other examples -- Double-envelope Houses: Discussion and conclusions -- The Norwegian House at Aas -- Tentative comparison of superinsulated houses and double-envelope houses.

Bibliography: (pages 177-179) and index.

Superinsulated Houses: Preliminary Considerations -- Superinsulated Houses: Three Historic Examples -- Superinsulated Houses: Other examples -- Superinsulated Houses: Discussions of components -- Superinsulated Houses: Performance -- Double-Envelope Houses: Preliminary considerations -- Double-Envelope Houses: Four Historic examples -- Double-envelope Houses: Other examples -- Double-envelope Houses: Discussion and conclusions -- The Norwegian House at Aas -- Tentative comparison of superinsulated houses and double-envelope houses.