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News Release from: Green Books | Subject: Diary of an Eco-Builder
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2007
'Diary of an Eco-Builder' by Will
Anderson
Inspirational account of the challenges of building your own eco-house.
Will Anderson's features in The Independent about his experiences of building an eco-house had an enthusiastic following; readers followed his progress from finding a plot, getting planning permission and building himself a stunning contemporary eco-home, which mirrors the fine-tuned ecology of a tree Drawing on his columns in The Independent, Will has created a diary that will be invaluable to anyone contemplating building their own eco-house
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 27 Nov 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Diary of an Eco-Builder focuses specifically on environmental issues through the story of his attempt to realise an inspiring and challenging vision.
Honest, amusing and unexpected, it highlights all the key issues which arise when you build an eco house, records the process of the nitty gritty of self build, and provides contacts and references for more information.
The Energy Saving Trust is using Will's house as a case study and will monitor and evaluate the house to learn from the way it performs.
Will Anderson won a 2006 Eurosolar UK AwardWith Tree House - "An inspiring renewable energy project".
The Author: Will Anderson is a freelance researcher, writer and journalist.
He has a published academic background in health and social research but now writes with a focus on ecological design: he is a regular contributor to The Independent and Timber Building.
His several degrees include one in sustainable development.
His tree house in Clapham, London, was completed in May 2006.
CONTENTS:.
Diary entries from The Independent.
How the author dealt with all the elements of eco-selfbuild, including: project management, sourcing, timber, solar heating, daylighting, energy saving, insulation and eco-design.Detailed advice on sourcing eco-friendly building materials.
Resource sections: books, websites and suppliers.
ISBN 1 903998 79 4.
216 x 138mm.
Full colour throughout, resources and index.
256pp GBP14.95 pb.
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