Jeff Dondero

The Energy Wise Home

Practical Ideas for Saving Energy, Money, and the Planet

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Now, more than ever, as we reach a point of possible irreversible climate change we see the need for conservation and sustainability of energy and resources, from the home to industry, to the way we live and plan to live in the future. The Energy Wise Home offers sustainable suggestions for obtaining a "green" home, while saving you money.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781442279476
• ISBN-10: 1442279478
• Artikelnr.: 46603591

Autorenporträt

By Jeff Dondero

Inhaltsangabe

1 Conserve to preserve: what does this mean to me? 2 Your home and the
resources it consumes 3 How to read your utility bill 4 Smart meters 5 The
smart home: an intelligent choice 6 Insulation & weatherization: 7
Defeating drafts: infiltration & exfiltration 8 Roofs, attics & celings 9
Windows & doors 10 Floors & basement 11 Walls 12 Fireplaces 13 A clean and
clear air supply 14 The thermostat 15 Water watch 16 A boiling energy eater
17 Air conditioning 18 Keeping comfy cozy efficiently 19 The bathroom 20
The kitchen 21 Clean you clothes, not your wallet 22 Recycling the circular
fan 23 Thrifty domestic devices 24 Standby power 25 The non renewables 26
The renewables 27 The arteries of energy 28 Petroleum penance & the price
of fossil fuels 29 Pools, hot tubs, and spas 30 The garden and yard 31
Watering without waste 32 Plant a tree 33 Using your personal energy
efficiently 34 Energy assistance 35 What to do after the electricity fails
36 Reduce, rethink, reuse, restore 37 The do-it-yourself home energy audit