This Cold House: The Simple Science of Energy EfficiencyJHU Press, 06/06/2007 - 248 páginas Does turning the thermostat down on a winter's night offset the costs of reheating the house in the morning? What will best prevent energy loss: new windows or insulation in the attic? Is heating oil cheaper than natural gas? Blending science with anecdote and example, Colin Smith answers questions like these, providing an insightful guide to creating an environmentally friendly home without sacrificing comfort. This Cold House helps homeowners identify heating and cooling priorities and choose the most appropriate methods, tools, and equipment. Basic equations allow you to estimate possible savings in annual heating and cooling bills and determine payback times for improvement projects. Practical and entertaining, This Cold House illuminates the concepts behind energy efficiency and translates them into ideas you can use, whether you live in a castle, igloo, or house. -- Dan Holohan |
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... CHAPTER 1 Feeling Good The Science of Comfort 7 CHAPTER 2 Save a Dollar , Save the Earth Effective Insulation 24 CHAPTER 3 Wrapping Up Warm Insulating Your Home 46 CHAPTER 4 Oil or Gas or Electric or ...... Fuel Contents.
... Fuel Choice and Heating Costs 68 CHAPTER 5 Flickering Flames The Science of Fires and Fireplaces 96 CHAPTER 6 Pumping the Heat , Cooling the Air 125 CHAPTER 7 The Human Touch Managing the System 162 CHAPTER 8 The Crystal Ball A Look at ...
... fuel and cost savings in their homes . This book is based on my teaching . It is not a textbook , but it is useful as a preliminary reader that effectively supports the more dry academic approach often found in standard texts ...
... fuel shortage sent Dad " coal pick- ing " around the yards and spoil heaps of our local coal mines . Indeed , the luxury of all - year - round warmth was not achieved by our family until well into the era of Elvis and the Beatles . Like ...
... fuel that gives us our comfort comes from nonrenewable resources - fossil fuels ( oil , gas , and coal ) laid down in the earth's crust over geological time scales . Once they are used up , they can only be replaced over similar time ...
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Feeling Good The Science of Comfort | 7 |
Save a Dollar Save the Earth Effective Insulation | 24 |
Wrapping Up Warm Insulating Your Home | 46 |
Oil or Gas or Electric or Fuel Choice and Heating Costs | 68 |
Flickering Flames The Science of Fires and Fireplaces | 96 |
Pumping the Heat Cooling the Air | 125 |
The Human Touch Managing the System | 162 |
The Crystal Ball A Look at the Future | 190 |
From Whence We Came | 203 |
Conversion Factors | 209 |
Glossary | 211 |
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