About this item
With greater public awareness of the need for energy independence, the issue of how we can make our existing homes more resource efficient is becoming ever more critical. Residential buildings make up a large fraction of our energy needs, largely due to heating and air-conditioning. So it's no longer enough to simply do the small stuff, like switching to compact fluorescent bulbs, or turning down the thermostat at night. In The Greened-House Effect, author Jeff Wilson brings his twenty-five years of construction experience and knowledge of home building to bear on making our current houses cleaner, greener, and healthier. Think of a deep-energy retrofit (DER) as a "home makeover" - one that represents a significant investment, but that saves money from the get-go by capturing the energy you "drop on the ground" every month, every year, through inefficiency, poor design, or simply living in a typical older home.
About the Author
Jeff Wilson has written more than 30 books about railroads and model railroading. He spent 10 years on the staff of Model Railroader magazine and for the past 10 years has been an associate editor in the books division of Kalmbach Publishing Co., in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In addition to books, Jeff has had dozens of articles published in magazines including Model Railroader, Trains, FineScale Modeler, and Referee.Jeff also works as a free-lance photographer and is a partner in IBC Studios (www.ibcstudios.com) . His specialties include transportation, sports action, athlete portraits, and miniatures. His photos have been published in dozens of books, magazines, and calendars.
