Author : Paul Scheckel
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 33,9 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 : John Krigger
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 10,52 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 : Roger Hunt
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 40,9 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 : Alex Wilson
Publisher :
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 10,45 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 : Dan Chiras
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 11,10 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 : Brian Marshall
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,29 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Dwellings
ISBN :
Author : Roger Hunt
Publisher :
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 40,39 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780711232785
Old House Eco Handbook is a companion volume to the authors' highly successful Old House Handbook, published in association with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). It seeks to answer the questions homeowners and others are asking about how to make old houses - medieval and timberframed, Georgian, Victorian or Edwardian terraces - energy-efficient and sustainable. The refurbishment or 'retrofitting' of old houses to meet new requirements into the future is now high on the Government's agenda. Old houses are, by their nature, a sustainable asset: their refurbishment is becoming a priority as attempts are made to address millions of energy-sapping, poorly insulated and far from airtight homes.
Author : Dennis Hwang
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,14 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Emergency management
ISBN :
Author : Charles Wing
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,18 MB
Release : 2013
Category : HOUSE & HOME
ISBN : 9781621139560
Explains how to reduce energy use in the home.
Author : Roger Hunt
Publisher : Frances Lincoln
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 50,13 MB
Release : 2023-10-24
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0711281483
This fully revised and updated book is the authoritative guide on how to look after your old house – whether it is a timber-framed medieval cottage, an eighteenth-century town house or a Victorian or Edwardian terrace. Written in association with The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, the authors’ approach is one of respect, restraint and repair rather than ‘restoration’, which can so easily and permanently destroy the special qualities of an old building. From the foundations to the roof, from the need for modern services to traditional paintwork and finishes, from windows and doors to breathability and damp in walls and floors, this handbook provides informed practical guidance. It is essential reading on maintenance and repair for all those with an old house.
