The Homeowner's Energy Handbook

The Homeowner's Energy Handbook

Author: Paul Scheckel

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1612120164

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Discusses renewable energy resources and provides instructions for creating energy-saving and energy-producing equipment.


The Homeowner's Energy Handbook

The Homeowner's Energy Handbook

Author: Paul Scheckel

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2013-04-29

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 160342847X

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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.


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.


The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy

The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy

Author: Dan Chiras

Publisher: New Society Publishers

Published: 2011-07-05

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0865716862

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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.


The Renewable Energy Handbook

The Renewable Energy Handbook

Author: William H. Kemp

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 588

ISBN-13:

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"Whether you are just curious or an industry expert, this handbook will show you how to stretch your energy dollars (doing much more with less) while powering your home with clean, dependable, renewable energy. And, unlike fossil fuels or nuclear energy, renewable energy frees you from worry about dumping today's pollution on tomorrow's children"--Back cover.


Old House Eco Handbook

Old House Eco Handbook

Author: Roger Hunt

Publisher: White Lion Publishing

Published: 2019-09-17

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0711239770

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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


The Homeowner's Handbook to Energy Efficiency

The Homeowner's Handbook to Energy Efficiency

Author: John Krigger

Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1880120186

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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.


Solar Electricity Handbook

Solar Electricity Handbook

Author: Michael Boxwell

Publisher: Greenstream Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 1907670009

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The Solar Electricity Handbook is a practical and straightforward guide to using electric solar panels. Assuming no previous knowledge of solar panels, the book explains how solar panels work, how they can be used and explains the steps you need to take to successfully design and install a solar electric system from scratch using photovoltaic solar panels. Accompanying this book is a solar resource website containing lots of useful information, lists of suppliers and on-line solar energy calculators that will simplify the cost analysis and design processes. Readers can also get in touch with the author directly to ask questions and get further support with their solar projects.


Old House Eco Handbook

Old House Eco Handbook

Author: Roger Hunt

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 9780711232785

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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.


Green from the Ground Up

Green from the Ground Up

Author: David Johnston

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781561589739

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"Green construction is the building trend of the decade. In direct response to the growing demand for sustainable, healthy, and energy-efficient homes, David Johnston and Scott Gibson present the most forward-thinking theories and the best proven methods of new and remodeled green construction. They begin with down-to-earth explanations of green building basics and move on to site planning, materials selection, energy efficiency, and indoor air quality -- detailing along the way every step in design and construction, from framing to finishes" -- back cover.