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A greener house [electronic resource] : the sustainable property investor's guide to buying, building and renovating / Richard, Reed and Sara Wilkinson.

Reed, Richard. (Author). Wilkinson, Sara. (Added Author).

Summary:

How green should you go?If you would like to make a positive impact on the environment but are concerned about the financial outlay, A Greener House is for you. Property experts Richard Reed and Sara Wilkinson will show you how to decide which sustainable measures are suited to your property, and evaluate the cost implications of installing them. You'll learn how to design a new home that exceeds the highest energy-efficiency ratings available, protect your property from obsolescence and outdating, and evaluate market trends in your neighbourhood. If you own property and would like to increase.

Record details

ISBN: 9781118319420 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1118319427 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Publisher: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Cover; Contents; Title; Copyright; About the Authors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I: The Theory; Chapter 1: Understanding Value; Property Value; How Can you Add More Value Than a Sustainable Item Costs?; Key Summary Points; Chapter 2: What Affects Property Value?; Market Perceptions; Conformity; Supply and Demand in the Sustainable Housing Market; Balance; Highest and Best Use; Under- and Over-Capitalisation; Synergy; Utility; Scarcity; Desire; Effective Purchasing Power; Competition; Externalities and Property Value; Social Forces; Economic Forces; Government Forces.

Environmental ForcesDepreciation and Obsolescence; Transport Energy; Embodied Energy; Renewable Energy; Carbon Trading; Life Cycle or Whole Life Costing; Durability and Maintenance; Water and Housing; Adaptability; Key Summary Points; Chapter 3: A Matter of Health; Intangible Benefits of Sustainability; Health, Wellbeing and Value; Creating a Healthy Building; Key Summary Points; Chapter 4: Government and Sustainability; Commonwealth Legislation; State and Territory Legislation; Key Summary Points; Part II: Putting Theory into Practice; Chapter 5: Energy Options; Solar Energy.

Key Summary PointsChapter 6: Existing Properties; Improving Your Windows; A Room-by-room Analysis; Which Options are For Me?; Future-Proofing Your Home; Adding Value to Investment Properties; Sustainable Renovations; Key Summary Points; Chapter 7: New Properties; Environmental Rating Schemes; Issues For New Homes; Key Summary Points; Part III: Looking To the Future; Chapter 8: Alternative Building Options; Adobe Housing; Rammed Earth Housing; Straw Bale Construction; Underground Housing; Value of Unconventional Houses; Key Summary Points; Chapter 9: Where to Now?; Future Links with Value.

Can you Afford to Ignore Sustainability?The Next Steps to Take; Appendix A: Glossary of Terms; Appendix B: Decision-Making Flowchart; Appendix C: Sustainability Checklist; Appendix D: Useful Websites; Index.

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Description based on print version record.