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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... 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 effi- ciency and translates them into ideas you can ...
... saving devices used in the home , and this fits nicely into a number of courses . The second strand of my eccentricity came from my interest in environmen- tal issues . This began in the early seventies just as Greenpeace and Friends of ...
... 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 . Explanations are given ...
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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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