Right First Time: An Architect's Guide to Creating Efficient and Successful Eco Homes - Paperback

by Doug Johnson (Author)

Right First Time has been written for forward-thinking and progressive architects interested in delivering successful, modern, low energy homes.

Architects are the ultimate creators and caretakers of a client's dream home through the design and build process, and you can often find yourself wearing 'hats' including lead creative talent, client advisor, project manager, mediator and more. If you want a simpler professional life, with more success, less project risk and more happy clients who rave about how hassle-free their low energy home has been to design and build, this book is for you.

Read Right First Time to understand how to:

• Prioritise key elements of building design for maximum energy savings
• Understand the client's big goals and measure ultimate success
• Save your client money and keep their budget and outcomes under control
• Build an elite project 'A Team' able to turn your client's vision into reality

Author Biography

Doug Johnson has over a decade of extensive and practical experience spanning 300+ projects in the domestic low energy home building sector. From installing renewable systems, project management and running design teams, he now specialises in helping architects and their clients to better design and build successful low energy homes. Learn more at www.mesh-energy.com