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| Title: | Home Energy Diet
: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart |
| Author: | Paul Scheckel |
| ISBN: | 0865715300 : 9780865715301 |
| Illustrations: | b/w tables & charts |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 308 |
| Weight: | .483 Kg. |
| Published: | New Society Publishers - May 2005 |
| List Price: | 17.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | THE ENVIRONMENT: HOME & HOUSE MAINTENANCE: SELF-HELP & PRACTICAL INTERESTS |
This book helps readers to take control of their personal energy use and costs so that they can save money, live more comfortably and help the environment. Energy auditor Paul Scheckel first explores energy literacy, and then describes how you home uses -- and loses -- energy you par for via: Electricity; Hot Water; Heating and air conditioning; Windows, walls and insulation. The book involves readers in learning about their own homes by measuring, metering, investigating and considering habits relate to household energy use, then learning how to quantify energy consumption and cost, and make informed decisions about cost-effective improvements and upgrades.
Introduction; Energy Literacy; Electricity; Appliance Energy Use; Hot Water; Heating and Air Conditioning; The Envelope, Please; Buying New Appliances; Index.
