A greener house : the sustainable property investor's guide to buying, building and renovating Reed, Richard and Wilkinson, Sara 2008, A greener house : the sustainable property investor's guide to buying, building and renovating, John Wiley and Sons, Milton, Qld. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title A greener house : the sustainable property investor's guide to buying, building and renovating Author(s) Reed, Richard Wilkinson, Sara Publication date 2008 Total pages xvii, 182 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Place of Publication Milton, Qld Keyword(s) House buying. Housing -- Environmental aspects Real estate investment Sustainable development Environment collection Summary Sustainability is now an integral part of society and the built environment. Unfortunately many home owners and home-buyers are unaware of the relationship between sustainability and value, especially with regard to the potential added value to their home. Payback periods can be different depending on factors such as the initial capital outlay and the levels of depreciation and obsolescence, as well as savings made (if any) to the running costs of the home Notes Contents: Introduction -- Part I. The theory -- 1. Understanding value -- 2. What affects property value? -- 3. A matter of health -- 4. Government and sustainability -- Part II. Putting theory into practice -- 5. Energy options -- 6. Existing properties -- 7. New properties -- Part III. Looking to the future -- 8. Alternative building options -- 9. Where to now? -- Appendix A. Glossary of terms -- Appendix B. Decision-making flowchart -- Appendix C. Sustainability checklist -- Appendix D. Useful websites -- Index. ISBN 9780731407897 073140789X Language eng Field of Research 129999 Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 870503 Residential Building Management and Services HERDC Research category A1 Books - authored - research HERDC collection year 2008 Copyright notice ©2008, John Wiley and Sons Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30016892 Document type: Book Collection: School of Architecture and Built Environment   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:35:16 EST Wed, 16 Sep 2009, 16:22:28 EST Mon, 21 Sep 2009, 16:17:35 EST Fri, 28 May 2010, 08:52:56 EST Fri, 28 May 2010, 08:55:44 EST Fri, 28 May 2010, 08:57:04 EST Mon, 03 Jun 2013, 16:40:58 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 686 Abstract Views, 10 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 13:35:16 EST

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