Insulate and Weatherize

Insulate and Weatherize

Author: Bruce Harley

Publisher: Taunton

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781561585540

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This book is a complete do-it-yourself guide to home insulation and weatherization, covering solutions from the most basic to advanced energy saving projects.


Insulate and Weatherize

Insulate and Weatherize

Author: Bruce Harley

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 9781600854682

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Offers insulating and weatherizing advice from choosing the best insulation materials and improving window performance to planning energy conserving upgrades and sealing air leaks in an attic.


Insulating Your Mobile or Manufactured Home

Insulating Your Mobile or Manufactured Home

Author: Kevin D. Nelson

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

Published: 2021-02-09

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1662415478

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Why is my home cold? This book covers how to information on why and how to change that cold house into a warm home step-by-step. Duct systems are often separated, parted, and often destroyed by water and animals. Learn how to seal and repair damaged ducts to save on your electric bill. Air sealing—learn how and where to seal holes in the shell of the home that are constantly losing heat to outside and how to repair holes in the rodent barrier and insulate the floor with substantial amounts of insulation. There are several ways to insulate the ceiling in a manufactured home. This book covers building structure of how it was built and the different components that make up its structure from walls, windows, roofs, duct systems, and heating system, discussing how they can be improved to make your cold house into a warm home.


Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Improvement for Existing Homes

Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Improvement for Existing Homes

Author: Moncef Krarti

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2012-04-25

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 143985128X

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Providing a proven set of energy efficiency measures and opportunities for saving energy and reducing operating costs for existing homes, this volume presents general tools and procedures for performing home weatherization such as insulation improvements as well as methods to reduce air leakage. The author describes several techniques and technologies that can reduce energy use or operating costs, including methods to retrofit existing homes to be net-zero energy buildings. Each chapter contains simplified calculation methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of various efficiency measures. The final chapter offers a series of case studies including examples of weatherized homes.


Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Improvement for Existing Homes

Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Improvement for Existing Homes

Author: Moncef Krarti

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 1439851638

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Providing a proven set of energy efficiency measures and opportunities for saving energy and reducing operating costs for existing homes, this volume presents general tools and procedures for performing home weatherization such as insulation improvements as well as methods to reduce air leakage. The author describes several techniques and technolog