Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings

Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings

Author: Alex Wilson

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 9780918249241

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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.


Energy

Energy

Author: Vaclav Smil

Publisher: Beginner's Guides

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 9781786071330

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Vaclav Smil describes the concept of energy, while exploring a range of topics including everything from the inner workings of the human body to the race for more efficient and environmentally friendly fossil fuels.


Guide to Energy Management, Fifth Edition

Guide to Energy Management, Fifth Edition

Author: Barney L. Capehart

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2006-01-18

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 9780849338991

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Written by three of the most respected energy professionals in the industry, this fifth edition of a bestseller is an energy manager's guide to the most important areas of energy cost cutting. It examines the core objectives of energy management and illustrates the latest and most effective strategies, techniques, and tools for improving lighting efficiency, combustion processes, steam generation/distribution, and industrial waste reutilization. The book thoroughly brings up to date such topics as energy system management, energy auditing, rate structures, economic evaluation, HVAC optimization, control systems and computers, process energy, renewable energy, and industrial water management.


Energy

Energy

Author: Vaclav Smil

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-01-05

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1786071347

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With one famous equation, E=mc2, Einstein proved all matter can be described as energy. It is everywhere and it is everything. In this newly updated and engaging introduction, renowned scientist Vaclav Smil explores energy in all its facets – from the inner workings of the human body to what we eat, the car we drive and the race for more efficient and eco-friendly fuels. Energy: A Beginner's Guide highlights the importance of energy in both past and present societies, by shedding light on the science behind global warming and efforts to prevent it, and by revealing how our daily decisions affect energy consumption. Whether you're looking for dinner table conversation or to further your own understanding, this book will amaze and inform, uncovering the truths and exposing the myths behind one of the most important concepts in our universe.


Independent Energy Guide

Independent Energy Guide

Author: Kevin Jeffrey

Publisher: Avalon Books

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780964411203

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Tells how to generate and manage your own electrical power supply


EnerPHit

EnerPHit

Author: James Traynor

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-02-05

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1000706818

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In order to meet UK Carbon reduction commitments for 2020 and 2050 building owners will be required to upgrade their buildings to meet an increasingly stringent set of energy performance requirements. In the absence of any clear advice from UK Government on how this can be achieved, the EnerPHit standard offers a very clear methodology. This is a practical guide that gives architects the tools to retrofit buildings to the highest EnerPHit standard. It equips the reader with the key information on EnerPHit (as the most effective benchmark for performance), the practical know-how and tips to ensure effective retrofit throughout all Plan of Work stages of a project to the EnerPHit standard. Backed with real-life case studies, it enables you to understand how to achieve successful outcomes tailored to suit available budgets and programmes.


A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Sealing and Insulating with Energy Star: Sealing Air Leaks and Adding Attic Insulation

A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Sealing and Insulating with Energy Star: Sealing Air Leaks and Adding Attic Insulation

Author: Environmental Protection Agency (U S )

Publisher: Government Printing Office

Published: 2015-09-20

Total Pages: 20

ISBN-13: 9780160929649

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Sealing and Insulating your home is one of the most cost-effective ways to make a home more comfortable and energy efficient—and you can do it yourself. Use This Guide To: Learn how to find and seal hidden attic and basement air leaks Determine if your attic insulation is adequate, and learn how to add more Make sure your improvements are done safely Reduce energy bills and help protect the environment Glossary of terms is included in this illustrated do-it-yourself guide.


Revolutionary Power

Revolutionary Power

Author: Shalanda Baker

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 2021-01-14

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1642830674

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In September 2017, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, completely upending the energy grid of the small island. The nearly year-long power outage that followed vividly shows how the new climate reality intersects with race and access to energy. The island is home to brown and black US citizens who lack the political power of those living in the continental US. As the world continues to warm and storms like Maria become more commonplace, it is critical that we rethink our current energy system to enable reliable, locally produced, and locally controlled energy without replicating the current structures of power and control. In Revolutionary Power, Shalanda Baker arms those made most vulnerable by our current energy system with the tools they need to remake the system in the service of their humanity. She argues that people of color, poor people, and indigenous people must engage in the creation of the new energy system in order to upend the unequal power dynamics of the current system. Revolutionary Power is a playbook for the energy transformation complete with a step-by-step analysis of the key energy policy areas that are ripe for intervention. Baker tells the stories of those who have been left behind in our current system and those who are working to be architects of a more just system. She draws from her experience as an energy-justice advocate, a lawyer, and a queer woman of color to inspire activists working to build our new energy system. Climate change will force us to rethink the way we generate and distribute energy and regulate the system. But how much are we willing to change the system? This unique moment in history provides an unprecedented opening for a deeper transformation of the energy system, and thus, an opportunity to transform society. Revolutionary Power shows us how.