Author : Paul Scheckel
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 35,63 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1612120164
Discusses renewable energy resources and provides instructions for creating energy-saving and energy-producing equipment.
Author : Paul Scheckel
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 18,87 MB
Release : 2013-04-29
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 160342847X
Are you looking for creative ways to lower your energy costs, generate more of your own power, or become less reliant on the grid? Paul Scheckel offers practical advice for taking matters into your own hands. Explaining the fundamentals of solar, wind, water, and biofuel energy production, Scheckel shows you how to build and maintain a wide variety of energy-saving and energy-producing equipment, ranging from thermosiphon solar hot water collectors to bicycle-powered generators. Use less energy, save money, and help preserve the environment.
Author : Dan Chiras
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 37,34 MB
Release : 2011-07-05
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0865716862
Presents information on how to improve a home's energy efficiency and switch to renewable energy resourses to provide electricity, hot water, heat, and cooling for a home.
Author : John Krigger
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 21,56 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Dwellings
ISBN : 1880120186
In The Homeowner's Guide to Energy Efficiency, John Krigger and Chris Dorsi help homeowners set realistic personal goals for reducing their energy consumption. Their methods for making homes more energy efficient will also improve comfort, safety, durability, and resale value. They guide readers through the process of assessing current energy usage and predicting the benefits and estimating the costs of remodeling options. With projects ranging from simple fixes to large-scale renovations, this book offers solutions for the energy-conscious homeowner, regardless of budget, technical ability, or time.
Author : Alex Wilson
Publisher :
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 39,23 MB
Release : 1996
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780918249241
The updated 5th edition of Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings identifies the most energy-efficient home appliances by brand name and model number. Reader-friendly and packed with illustrations, this handbook helps any homeowner save energy and money. Chapters include: -- energy use and the environment -- insulating and sealing air leaks -- new window options -- space heating -- cooling and air conditioning -- water heating -- refrigeration -- lighting...and much more This book is as compact and efficient as its subject matter. Its 274 pages are crammed with money-saving information. A directory of manufacturers helps the reader access purchase information on recommended appliances.
Author : Brian Marshall
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 15,26 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Dwellings
ISBN :
Author : Dennis Hwang
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,89 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Emergency management
ISBN :
Author : Roger Hunt
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 16,38 MB
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0711239770
How should we go about making old houses energy efficient without devaluing future sustainability or the appeal and character of old homes by the use of inappropriate solutions? This practical and essential guide to retrofitting for energy efficiency seeks to provide answers to this and other the questions homeowners of old houses are asking. Whether your house is medieval and timber-framed or a Georgian, Victorian or Edwardian terrace, it can be made more energy efficient and sustainable, and this practical and comprehensive handbook will show you how. Revised and updated throughout, and with a foreword by Kevin McLoud, Old House Eco Handbook includes chapters on the building envelope; roofs and ceilings; windows and doors; walls; floors; paints; energy, airandwater; plus a brand newchapter on retrofit materials. In association with The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, this is a must have for owners of old houses looking to make their homes more energy efficient and sustainable. Chapters Include: 1. Old houses can be green 2. Old house to eco house 3. The building envelope 4. Retrofit materials 5. Roofs and ceilings 6. Windows and doors 7. Walls 8. Floors 9. Paints 10. Energy, air and water 11. Old house for the future
Author : David Johnston
Publisher :
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 35,78 MB
Release : 2010
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781600851438
The authors of "Green from the Ground Up" explore the design and construction of self-sufficient houses. With unequaled knowledge and a passion for the subject, the authors walk readers through the process of building and living in a truly green home.
Author : Corbett Lunsford
Publisher : the Building Performance Workshop
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0615594751
NOW AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: Every performance test for completing a home energy audit. If you're a professional in today's fast-evolving industry of high performance construction and retrofits, then you've probably found yourself wondering a few things: Who can show me how to run that test? How do I get the most out of the equipment I own? Why do the tests work, and how do I explain them? What quality control methods should I use? Which tools will make my job faster and easier? With this guide, experienced and new diagnosticians alike will get step-by-step details on advanced testing, complete with best practices, important concepts and pitfalls, ways to present data to the client, Step-By-Step photographs, and time-saving tips, plus quiz questions for each diagnostic!
