ZEDbook

Bill Dunster formed Bill Dunster architects in 1998. In 2002 he completed the award winning BedZED (Beddington Zero Energy Development), the UK’s largest carbon neutral eco-community. The architectural practice now has its own range of low carbon construction products – ZEDfabric – and has recently launched the RuralZED zero carbon self build house kit. Craig Simmons is the co-founder and Technical Director of Best Foot Forward, one of Europe’s leading environmental consultancies. In 2005 the company was awarded a Queen’s Award for sustainability development. In 2000, Craig coauthored Sharing Nature’s Interest – the definitive book on ecological footprinting – and currently sits on the standards committee of the Global Footprint Network. Bobby Gilbert is a mathematician and chartered engineer with 20 years’ experience in designing simulation and monitoring systems. He runs his own building physics consultancy and software development business which recently launched ‘Carbon Mixer’, a software tool already adopted by many local authorities and consultants. Bobby also teaches building physics and simulation on post-graduate courses.

• Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Foreword by Jonathon Porritt -- Introduction -- Part 1 Principles for ZEDliving -- 1.1 Make carbon history -- 1.2 Design out fossil fuels -- 1.3 Reduce demand – run on native renewables -- 1.4 Enable a high quality of life on a LOW footprint -- 1.5 The ZEDstandards: a checklist for ZEDliving -- Part 2 Designing ZEDs: Realising ZEDstandards projects -- 2.1 A guide to ZEDstandards -- 2.2 The ZEDphysics model -- 2.3 Characterising a development for energy use and carbon emissions -- 2.4 Characterising a development for comfort -- 2.5 The effect of climate -- 2.6 Building and upgrading existing houses and workspace to zero carbon standards -- 2.7 Achieving zero carbon emissions on a large development -- 2.8 Building fabric and insulation -- 2.9 ZEDfactory wind cowl passive heat recovery ventilation system -- 2.10 Passive solar design -- 2.11 Thermal mass -- 2.12 Overheating risk assessment -- 2.13 Low and zero carbon heating and hot water -- 2.14 Low energy air-conditioning, dehumidification and cooling -- 2.15 Providing a renewable electricity supply -- Part 3 Case studies -- RuralZED -- SuburbanZED -- Live /workZED -- UrbanZED -- CityZED -- ZEDquarter -- Notes -- Index.

"A remarkable achievement, both for the initiative it documents - probably the most comprehensive sustainable building system in the UK - and for being a reference manual as at home on the coffee table as it is on the study shelf." Ecologist, April 2008"This book is at once an instrumental manual and a testament; a roadmap to future success, but also, crucially, a laudable record of what has already been achieved." Ecologist, April 2008