| Description |
339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Conserve to Preserve: What Does This Mean to Me? -- Your Home: And Its Appetites -- How To Read Your Utility Bill: Understanding the Why and the What -- Smart Meters: Electronic Mentors or Monsters? -- The Smart Home: An Intelligent Choice -- Insulation and Weatherization: To Help Weather the Seasons -- Defeating Drafts: Infiltration and Exfiltration -- Roofs, Attics, and Ceilings: Don't Let Your Top Down -- Windows and Doors: Openings You Want to Keep Closed -- Floors and Basements: Protecting Your Bottom -- Walls: If They Could Talk, They Might Criticize -- Fireplaces: Old Style Is Romantic, Modern Is Resourceful -- Air Ducts: A Clean and Clear Air Supply -- The Thermostat: Controlling the Controller -- Water Watch: H₂O Health and Husbandry -- Getting in Hot Water: A Big Energy Eater -- Air Conditioning: Chilling Out -- A House in Heat: The Cost of Keeping Cozy -- The Bathroom: A Whopping Water Waster -- The Kitchen: The Efficient and Economical Family Center -- The Laundry Room: Clean Your Clothes, Not Your Wallet -- Recycling the Circular Fan: Being Breezy -- Efficient Appliances: Domicile Devices -- Standby Power: The Energy Vampire -- The Power List: The Nonrenewables -- The Renewables: Energy that Keeps On Keeping On -- The Grid: The Arteries of Energy -- The Change: Petroleum Penance and the Price of Fossil Fuels -- Pools, Hot Tubs, and Spas: Pooling Your Resources -- The Garden and the Yard: Saving Gold in Your Greenery -- Irrigation Systems: Watering without Waste -- Plant a Tree: For You and Me -- Chores Wars: Using Your Personal Energy Efficiently -- Energy Assists: More Power to Power More People -- "Safe" Yourself: What to Do After the Electricity Fails -- The New Rs: Redoing, Rethinking, Reusing -- The Home Energy Audit: Do-It-Yourself "Sherlock Homes!". |
| Summary |
"When picking out a home, there are a number of aspects to keep in mind: location, size, and layout. One issue that many people neglect is energy conservation, which is quickly becoming one of the most important aspects of modern life. How do make your home energy wise? Where do you start? What aspects of home living can affect, and be affected by, our energy choices? This task can be momentous and intimidating. The Energy Wise Home: Practical Ideas for Saving Energy, Money, and the Planet makes it easy. Jeff Dondero walks you through your home's walls, doors, windows, and roof, room by room and appliance by appliance, breaking them down into simple terms so that you can make the smartest energy and resource choices possible. He even covers gardens and garages, explaining what household items cost to run, how to conserve energy when using them, giving guidance on what’s sustainable and what isn't. This encyclopedic manual is very helpful for understanding the machine that is your house, and how to keep it maintained and running well and 'green' while saving you money. This guide is a great fit to make sure that you make the best of your home and the resources that power and run it. Conservation in the home is something that you owe to yourself, your family, and your planet." -- Page 2 of cover. |
| Subject(S) |
Dwellings -- Energy conservation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Added Title |
Practical ideas for sustainable living |
| ISBN |
9781442279476 (cloth) |
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1442279478 (cloth) |
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