Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability

About Marianne SuhrRoger Hunt

Roger Hunt co-author (with Marianne Suhr) of Old House Handbook is an award-winning writer and blogger with a particular interest in sustainable and vernacular architecture and the materials and techniques used in construction. He is the author of Rural Britain: Then and Now a celebration of the British countryside Villages of England and Hidden Depths an archaeological exploration of Surreys past. He lectures on building-related issues is a judge of annual awards for new housing and serves on the editorial board of the SPAB magazine. His latest renovation project is a 1900 house on Marthas Vineyard Massachusetts USA.Marianne Suhr is a Chartered Building Surveyor writer and broadcaster specialising in the repair and retrofit of historic buildings. After a scholarship with the SPAB she worked for seven years in architectural practice then full-time on hands-on repair projects of her own including four very different old houses. She has run over 40 homeowners courses and numerous limedays for the SPAB. She is co-author (with Roger Hunt) of Old House Handbook and Old House Eco Handbook and has written and lectured extensively. Marianne was co-presenter of three series of BBC2s Restoration. Marianne runs The Old House Consultancy in Oxfordshire advising homeowners on repair alteration and retrofit.