Energy Wise Home (eBook)

Practical Ideas for Saving Energy, Money, and the Planet

Jeff Dondero (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
360 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7948-3 (ISBN)

Infos

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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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 "e;green"e; 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.

Autor

Jeff Dondero has a diverse background and experience in writing, ranging from web content, B2B, books, hard news, and interviews to feature writing. He began his career as stringer and freelancer for the San Francisco Examiner, worked as a reporter and editor for several suburban newspapers, was the entertainment editor for The Marin Independent Journal, a writer and editor of various magazines, wrote for KTVU-TV in the San Francisco Bay Area, toiled in a trade magazine mill, and created a website dedicated to sustainable construction industries (http://www.greenbuildingdigest.net/). He was invited as a writer-in-residence at the art colony in Rancho Vista, Arizona in 2014, where he wrote a slim volume of poetry. He continues to expand his national readership with books, social media, various writers’ blogs and websites, radio and television appearances.

Inhalt

1 Conserve to preserve: what does this mean to me?2 Your home and the resources it consumes3 How to read your utility bill4 Smart meters5 The smart home: an intelligent choice6 Insulation & weatherization: 7 Defeating drafts: infiltration & exfiltration8 Roofs, attics & celings9 Windows & doors10 Floors & basement11 Walls12 Fireplaces13 A clean and clear air supply14 The thermostat15 Water watch16 A boiling energy eater17 Air conditioning18 Keeping comfy cozy efficiently19 The bathroom20 The kitchen21 Clean you clothes, not your wallet22 Recycling the circular fan23 Thrifty domestic devices24 Standby power25 The non renewables26 The renewables27 The arteries of energy28 Petroleum penance & the price of fossil fuels29 Pools, hot tubs, and spas30 The garden and yard31 Watering without waste32 Plant a tree33 Using your personal energy efficiently34 Energy assistance35 What to do after the electricity fails36 Reduce, rethink, reuse, restore37 The do-it-yourself home energy audit

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.5.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 55 Illustrations including: - 20 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 10 Tables; - 25 Graphs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Geld / Bank / Börse
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Schlagworte: energy efficient • green home • Green Living • Green Practice
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-7948-6 / 1442279486
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-7948-3 / 9781442279483