Energy-Wise Landscape Design

Energy-Wise Landscape Design
Author: Sue Reed
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0865716536

Save money and energy while adding natural beauty to your home.

The Energy Wise Home

The Energy Wise Home
Author: Jeff Dondero
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2017-05-19
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1442279486

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.

Home Sweet Zero Energy Home

Home Sweet Zero Energy Home
Author: Barry Rehfeld
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0865716986

This practical guidebook to zero energy homes focuses on real costs and savings, exploring such topics as site selection and passive design, heating and cooling, and financial resources and incentives. Original.

Low-cost Conservation Measures

Low-cost Conservation Measures
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1979
Genre: Energy conservation
ISBN:

Just for You

Just for You
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 62
Release: 1981
Genre: Government publications
ISBN:

Choosing Green

Choosing Green
Author: Jerry Yudelson
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2008-05-01
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 1550923617

Energy efficient, non-toxic, healthy homes are the hottest trend in the building industry. Homebuilders are constructing green homes in astonishing numbers -- nearly 200,000 in the US alone in 2006. How does a home buyer who wants a green home know what to look for, what questions to ask a builder, which green home rating systems to trust, and what homes are on the market? Nationally recognized green-building expert Jerry Yudelson provides answers to some common areas of concern, including: Energy-efficient home features Water conservation fixtures Non-toxic finishes Green products Healthy indoor air Drawing from the expertise of dozens of homebuilders, government officials and green home experts, Choosing Green deftly takes the reader through these considerations with easy-to-use tables, charts, maps, score sheets and checklists. The book includes a glossary of green building terms, an extensive resource section and a list of homebuilders, green rating programs and financial incentives. This comprehensive book provides homebuyers with everything they will need to make a successful search for their own green home.