The homeowner's energy handbook your guide to getting off the grid
"Each chapter of 'Homeowner's Energy Handbook' provides a comprehensive discussion of renewable energy sources along with 'green guides' for building your own energy-saving -- and energy-producing -- equipment. Step-by-step instructions show you how to build a bicycle-p...
| Main Author: | Scheckel, Paul. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
North Adams, MA :
Storey Publishing,
Ã2013.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"Each chapter of 'Homeowner's Energy Handbook' provides a comprehensive discussion of renewable energy sources along with 'green guides' for building your own energy-saving -- and energy-producing -- equipment. Step-by-step instructions show you how to build a bicycle-powered generator, a biodiesel processor, a thermosiphon solar hot-water collector, a biogas generator, a smokeless wood-gas camp stove, and more."-- From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: |
287 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781612120164 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1612120164 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Author Notes: |
PaulScheckel is an energy auditor and consultant who has visited more than 3,000 homes, educating people about energy efficiency, cost-effective improvements, and indoor air quality. His articles have appeared in such publications as Mother Earth News , Home Power , and Vermont Life , and he contributes a monthly energy and environment column to two state-wide newspapers. A frequent radio guest, Scheckel has also appeared as a guest expert on the acclaimed television show "Ask this Old House". He lives off-grid in northern Vermont with his family in a solar- and wind-powered house. |