Cover art for Dash #7 ECO-house
Published
Nai Uitgevers, October 2012
ISBN
9789056628536
Format
Softcover, 160 pages
Dimensions
28cm × 23cm × 1.5cm

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This issue of DASH examines the history and the future of the sustainable home, with particular attention to technical issues such as solar energy and ventilation and material-use concepts. Essays and planning documentation provide a critical analysis of the current state of affairs as well as an exploration of possibilities for the future.

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