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Solar Domestic Water Heating published by Earthscan: Routledge (ISBN: 9-78184407-736-6)

Solar Domestic Water Heating: The Earthscan Expert Handbook for Planning, Design & Installation
Earthscan: Routledge
(ISBN: 1-84407-125-1)

UK adaptation of ‘Planning and Installing Solar Thermal Systems’ originally by the German Solar Energy Society’s (DGS) published by James & James (ISBN: 1-84407-125-1)

UK adaptation of ‘Planning and Installing Solar Thermal Systems’ originally by the German Solar Energy Society’s (DGS)
Published by James & James
(ISBN: 1-84407-125-1)

Lead technical author ‘Solar Design and Installation Guide’ published by CIBSE domestic heating group (ISBN 978-1-903287-84-2)

Lead technical author ‘Solar Design and Installation Guide’
Published by CIBSE domestic heating group
(ISBN 978-1-903287-84-2)

Lead technical author ‘Best Practice Guide for solar CE131’, published by the Energy Savings Trust

Lead technical author ‘Best Practice Guide for solar CE131’
Published by the Energy Savings Trust

Lead technical author ‘Biomass guide – Best practice guide TR/38’ published by HVCA (ISBN 0-903783-60-6)

Lead technical author ‘Biomass guide – Best practice guide TR/38’
Published by HVCA
(ISBN 0-903783-60-6) 

Lead technical author ‘Wood heating – Installer guide’ published by CORGI )ISBN 978-1-9022632-78-0)

Lead technical author  ‘Wood heating – Installer guide’
Published by CORGI
(ISBN 978-1-9022632-78-0)

Re-wrote ‘Tapping the Sun’ 20 pages published by CAT (ISBN 1902175298)

Re-wrote ‘Tapping the Sun’ 20 pages
Published by CAT
(ISBN 1902175298)

Technical author ‘Home Heating with Wood’, published by CAT (ISBN1902175271)

Technical author ‘Home Heating with Wood’
Published by CAT
(ISBN1902175271)

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