ZEDlife

Contents

Preface

Foreword

PART I INTRODUCTION

1 A beginner’s guide to ZEDlife

2 The ZEDlife: A call to engage

PART II THE ZEDLIFE TOOLS

3 TOOL 1 The ZEDroof

4 TOOL 2 Solar-charged exchangeable batteries

5 TOOL 3 Low-carbon transport: The ZEDbike, electric vehicles and the filling stations of the future

6 TOOL 4 Building-level energy systems: Air-sourced head pumps and solar-assisted heating and cooling

7 TOOL 5 District-level energy systems and food production

8 TOOL 6 Retrofit adaptation of existing buildings

9 TOOL 7 Rainwater harvesting and water re-use

10 TOOL 8 Tool combinations

PART III CASE STUDIES: APPLYING THE TOOLS

11 CASE STUDY 1 The Zero Bills Home

12 CASE STUDY 2 ZEDpods

13 CASE STUDY 3 Rehousing Somalia’s IDPs: From emergency housing ...