Insulate and Weatherize

Insulate and Weatherize

Author: Bruce Harley

Publisher: Taunton Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 212

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.


Weatherproofing

Weatherproofing

Author: Skills Institute Press

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1607654016

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Whether you need to add insulation in your attic or weather-strip your doors, this book has the details that you need to keep your home comfortable year round.


Cut Your Energy Bills Now

Cut Your Energy Bills Now

Author: Bruce Harley

Publisher: Taunton Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 1600850707

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Complemented by dozens of full-color photographs and drawings, a homeowner's guide to saving energy and money furnishes 150 practical, cutting-edge tips and techniques to reduce one's heating, cooling, and other energy costs by making a home more energy efficient and reducing one's carbon footprint. Original.


The Greened House Effect

The Greened House Effect

Author: Jeff Wilson

Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1603584501

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Describes how to give residential buildings a Deep Energy Retrofit, a whole-home makeover that will make any home cleaner, greener, more comfortable, and healthier.


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.